COMM 160ME Midterm
Emotions - ANS-internal, mental states representing evaluative reactions to events,
agents, or objects that vary in intensity
--generally short-lived
--Often intense
--Generally directed at some external stimuli
Moods - ANS-usually less intense and longer-lasting
--with moods, sometimes you don't know why you are experiencing it
--moods set the stage for emotions
Components of Emotion - ANS-1. Cognitive appraisal or evaluation of a situation
2. Physiological arousal
3. A subjective feeling state
4. Action tendency (if none, it is not an emotion)
5. Motor expression/behavior
6. Object or target
4 Primary Emotional Theoretical Perspectives - ANS-#1: Basic Emotion Theory
#2: Dimensional Tradition
#3: Appraisal Tradition
#4: Psychological Constructionist Tradition
Basic Emotion Theory - ANS-Emotion comes from Affect Programs
--back to Darwin and Evolution (biologically hardwired into us)
--focus on facial expression (discrete emotional states have a unique motor expression)
Dimensional Tradition - ANS-Two critical dimensions: arousal (high or low intensity) and
valence (negative or positive)
--Circumplex model: emotion array along dimensions
--Mood Management Theory is within this tradition
Predictions in Dimensional Tradition - ANS-limited cognitive resources: encoding,
storage, and retrieval
, --2 motivation Systems: Appetitive (approach) & Aversive (avoid)
Positive emotionality increases --> increased encoding and storage
Negative emotionality increases --> less encoding, increased storage
** helps in understanding message processing
Appraisal Tradition - ANS-most research is here
Thoughts (cognitions) about the environment as related to personal goals --> discrete
emotional experiences
Situation --> Appraisal --> Emotions --> Action
Thoughts come first and emotion comes next
**Very emphasized in media
Primary Appraisal - ANS-Goal Relevance and Goal Congruence
Secondary - ANS-Coping Resources and Future Expectancies
Psychological Constructionist Tradition - ANS-We draw from learned experiences to
make sense of physiological changes
Conceptual Act Theory - ANS-Core Affect: is where things begin (neurophysiological
state of arousal)
--is categorized by learned experience
Technological Affordances - ANS-Any feature of tech that shapes how users use it
--distinguishing on device from another
1) Interactivity
2) Personalization/Custom
3) Accessibility
4) Visibility
5) Social Cues
Emotions - ANS-internal, mental states representing evaluative reactions to events,
agents, or objects that vary in intensity
--generally short-lived
--Often intense
--Generally directed at some external stimuli
Moods - ANS-usually less intense and longer-lasting
--with moods, sometimes you don't know why you are experiencing it
--moods set the stage for emotions
Components of Emotion - ANS-1. Cognitive appraisal or evaluation of a situation
2. Physiological arousal
3. A subjective feeling state
4. Action tendency (if none, it is not an emotion)
5. Motor expression/behavior
6. Object or target
4 Primary Emotional Theoretical Perspectives - ANS-#1: Basic Emotion Theory
#2: Dimensional Tradition
#3: Appraisal Tradition
#4: Psychological Constructionist Tradition
Basic Emotion Theory - ANS-Emotion comes from Affect Programs
--back to Darwin and Evolution (biologically hardwired into us)
--focus on facial expression (discrete emotional states have a unique motor expression)
Dimensional Tradition - ANS-Two critical dimensions: arousal (high or low intensity) and
valence (negative or positive)
--Circumplex model: emotion array along dimensions
--Mood Management Theory is within this tradition
Predictions in Dimensional Tradition - ANS-limited cognitive resources: encoding,
storage, and retrieval
, --2 motivation Systems: Appetitive (approach) & Aversive (avoid)
Positive emotionality increases --> increased encoding and storage
Negative emotionality increases --> less encoding, increased storage
** helps in understanding message processing
Appraisal Tradition - ANS-most research is here
Thoughts (cognitions) about the environment as related to personal goals --> discrete
emotional experiences
Situation --> Appraisal --> Emotions --> Action
Thoughts come first and emotion comes next
**Very emphasized in media
Primary Appraisal - ANS-Goal Relevance and Goal Congruence
Secondary - ANS-Coping Resources and Future Expectancies
Psychological Constructionist Tradition - ANS-We draw from learned experiences to
make sense of physiological changes
Conceptual Act Theory - ANS-Core Affect: is where things begin (neurophysiological
state of arousal)
--is categorized by learned experience
Technological Affordances - ANS-Any feature of tech that shapes how users use it
--distinguishing on device from another
1) Interactivity
2) Personalization/Custom
3) Accessibility
4) Visibility
5) Social Cues
