Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Facial Characteristics Jim Matiya Psychology in Action 9 th Edition Karen Huffman

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Cultural Similarities ΨWhere do emotions come from? ΨDo they differ from culture to culture? ΨEmotions are defined as a subjective feeling that includes arousal (heart pounding), cognitions (thoughts and expectations), and expressive behaviors (smiles and frowns).

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Three Ways to Measure Emotion ΨBody/Physical –blood pressure –heart rate –adrenaline levels –muscle activity when smiling, frowning, etc. –neural images –posture –tears, –perspiration –lie detector readings

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Three Ways to Measure Emotion ΨThoughts (observed indirectly through) –spoken and written words on rating scales –answers to open-ended questions on surveys and during interviews –responses to projective instruments, sentence stems, etc. –self-assessments or perceptions regarding the behavior and intentions of others –other cognitive operations such as rational/logical thinking

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Three Ways to Measure Emotion ΨBehavior –facial expressions –activity level –alertness –screaming –laughing –smiling –aggression –approach/avoidance –attention/distraction –insomnia

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Three Theories of Emotions

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Human Emotions Carrol IzardPaul Ekman Wallace Friesen Silvan Tomkins Robert Plutchik Fear Anger Disgust Surprise JoyHappinessJoyEnjoyment Shame Shame Contempt Contempt Sadness Interest AnticipationInterest Guilt Acceptance Distress

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Cultural Similarities ΨPeople from very different cultures can reliably identify at least six basic emotions: happiness, surprise, anger, sadness,fear, and disgust.

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Facial Expressions ΨAnger –Brows are lowered and vertical wrinkles are between the brows –Eyelids are tense showing a hard look –Lips are in a square shape ΨFear –Brows are raised and vertical wrinkles are between the brows –Eyes are wide-open –Mouth is open and tense, corners of mouth are drawn back ΨHappiness –Brows are relaxed, –Cheeks raised –Corners of the mouth are drawn back and up slightly

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Facial Expressions ΨDisgust –Eyebrows are lowered –Nose is wrinkled –Lower lip is raised and up against the raised upper lip ΨSadness –The inner corners of the eyebrows are raised producing wavy horizontal wrinkles on the forehead. –The inner corners of the upper eyelids are raised, producing an inverted-V wrinkle in the upper eyelid –The corners of the lips are turned down and/or the lips may be trembling. ΨSurprise –The eyes are opened wide –With the upper eyelid raised –The jaw drops but the lips are relaxed

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Facial Expressions

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Practice ΨNow that the students have some information about facial expressions, let them see if they can display the six basic emotions. ΨHave the students practice holding their faces according to the previous slides. ΨWhen they feel competent have them submit pictures that display the basic emotions.

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Identify These Emotions

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Identify These Emotions

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Identify These Emotions

Instructors Edition. Psychology in Action, 9 th ed. By Dr. Karen Huffman Identify These Emotions

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