1.  Midterm  Film Analysis http://www.gordonstate.edu/Faculty/agoldman/ Group%20Film%20Analysis.pdf http://www.gordonstate.edu/Faculty/agoldman/ Group%20Film%20Analysis.pdf http://www.gordonstate.edu/Faculty/agoldman/ Film%20Analysis%20Summary%20- %20Example.pdf http://www.gordonstate.edu/Faculty/agoldman/ Film%20Analysis%20Summary%20- %20Example.pdf

2.  What is pseudolistening?  What is defensive listening?  What is message overload?  What is selective listening?

3. Chapter 7 Lecture/Recap

4.  More than just feelings  Internal feelings and feelings associated with a relationship  “orients us to, and engages us with, what matters in our lives…”  Can be experienced as a blend of emotions

5.  Part of some scholars’ definition (e.g. Buzzanell & Turner, 2003; Tracy, 2005)  Examples of Manufactured Feelings?

6.  System #1 Valence  Positive or negative feeling? Activity  Action or Passivity? Examples  Active-Negative: Fear  Active-Positive: Excitement  Passive-Negative: Depression  Passive-Positive: Calmness  System #2 Intensity  Labeling emotions Examples  Annoyance --- Anger ---- Rage

7.  Dualism: polar opposites = totality of something; either-or  Mind ----- Body Mind: Reason ----- Emotion  Links between emotion, body, and reason?  Emotions impact physical functions?  Emotions help with reasoning

8. THE BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF EMOTION THE SOCIAL INTERACTION THEORY OF EMOTION Emotion = biological All people = same experiences w/ emotions Emotion and thought = separate Observable emotional expressions > meaning Affect of biology AND social factors What does a person do before, during, and after the emotion is felt/displayed? Others’ reactions impact feelings Emotions interrelated with cognitions Not universal Subjective meaning

9.  Emotional Contagion  Emotional Experience  Emotional Communication  Communicating Emotionally  Emotional Effects

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfXTcycZ u1k  Verbal Cues Often indirect cues Examples: sarcasm, rhetorical questions  Nonverbal Cues Facial expressions among most common Also consider paralanguage  Combinations of Cues  Movie Clip (Wedding Scene, Sex and the City 1)

11. Observe two different encounters between 2 individuals (in person or in media): - An encounter between 2 different sexes (male/female) - An encounter between the same sex (male/male or female/female) To help distinguish between their verbal cues and their nonverbal cues, try watching certain parts without volume. Also, remember to focus on how they communicate emotions (and responses to others’ emotions) (1) Discuss how the individuals used nonverbal and verbal communication to communicate their emotions. (2) Also consider (and discuss) their (male vs. female; encounter 1 vs. encounter 2) responses to each other’s emotions. (3) What differences (if any) did you notice about their (male vs. female; encounter 1 vs. encounter 2) emotional display? (4) What similarities (if any) did you notice about their emotional (5) Discuss the context of the situation; do you think that impacted your findings? How? You MUST use terminology from the text/chapter. Format: minimum of 2 paragraphs; typed

12.  Bright side vs. Dark side  Developing individual emotional skills Know your feelings Analyze the situation Own your feelings (I-messages) Reframing Empathize

13.  Context Feeling rules Emoticons (for online environments)  Meta-Emotion  Culture The way cultures think about emotion The way cultures communicate emotion  Gender and Sex Stereotypes attached to gender and sex Women/femininity = more expressive; agree? Influence of age

14.  Watch the following clips for examples of how individuals intentionally (or unintentionally) explain emotions.  How do these terms factor in? Emotional Contagion, Emotional Experience, Emotional Communication, Communicating Emotionally, Emotional Effects  Would their emotional display impact your willingness to communicate with them interpersonally? How would you respond to their emotional display?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSYD0dQCAw&sns=em http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBSYD0dQCAw&sns=em  http://youtu.be/uiws904iuEQ http://youtu.be/uiws904iuEQ  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuH- ZMrlie0&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuH- ZMrlie0&feature=related  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sSfbQk7DxE&feature=r elated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sSfbQk7DxE&feature=r elated