The Psychology of Emotion
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- What are emotions? Why do we have them? Are they innate, or are they learned? These are much more complicated questions than one might think. A number of theories regarding emotion have been developed over the years to relate subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral response, so let's see what psychologists have to say on the matter. Let's also learn about emotion in the context of evolutionary biology, and whether emotions are universal across cultures.
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Every choice or decision we make has an emotional component. We think we temper those emotions through rational thought, but history shows how often we fail.
for stupid people that's true
Maybe because of human nature
@@zendrox.von-laixer9192 There's a theory that all decisions are made by emotions and motivation. If you have no emotional attachment or motivation, you don't do anything and can't make decisions. This is most commonly observed in depression but I have heard of it happening with certain types of brain damage aswell. Furthermore, even rational thought is subject to an inherent attachment to ideas and experiences you are attached to, where and how you learned that information and what your emotional attachments are. It's hard to separate those things even in logic and especially in political debate.
can we talk about the example at 6:55 That is not the face of happiness, that is surely an expression of surprise. surprise often also has a hint of fear in it, because being surprised can make a person feel vulnerable. that's what I see here. happiness never has a hint of fear.
I was looking for this comment! 😆I agree, this iss not** happiness for sure
Maybe this means happiness to a different generation, but for me the jaw and face muscles are way too loose for this to be happiness. If it was Happiness I'd expect the facial expression to be a lot tenser, as well as the jaw being lower showing more of the mouth and the cheeks being higher.
I think we all are right it was a mistake of the creator because happiness is clearly the same across generations and different races, it's simple the corner of the mouth goes up and eyes wrinkles
It cant really be a mistake when 98% answered happines @@tauhidkhan51
How strange…I have felt so incredibly sad today, so sad that I straight up didn’t bother going to work or university. I just feel this deep pit of despair in my chest and stomach and the reason is out of my awareness.
Then this video comes out. Huh.
Some cultures teach much more performative emotions than others - its not just a matter of feeling disgust, you must also make it clear to those around you that you feel disgusted - even when there is no one watching, this sort of behaviour becomes codified into the experience of feeling disgusted. I really need to go back through my old reading to find sources but this came up in my research into paralanguage and nonverbal communications for my BA dissertation, 7 years ago.
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Great take on the psychology of emotions, Professor Dave. Thanks for continuing this series. There's so much more nuance here than simple "fight or flight." Your explanation leaves me wondering how someone with Asperger or Down Syndrome, or autism, is different from someone who doesn't, particularly when it comes to behavioral response and how humans with such conditions process emotions?
Well first of all, Asperger's is not a diagnosis anymore; it now falls under Autism Spectrum Disorder. I think this change itself already answers half of your question, because the way that disorders are defined is culturally determined and therefore partially arbitrary. 50 years ago homosexuality was still a disorder in most countries. Note that I'm not saying that it was merely considered one, it really _was_ a disorder at that point in time, because mental health disorders are similar to economic currencies; they are only valid to the extent that we believe them to be. That's exactly why the diagnostic manuals change over time.
Now, the other half of the answer to your question is very different. Down syndrome means to have an entire extra copy of a chromosome... that is a really significant genetic alteration. It is something that is biologically detectable and unchangeable (at this point in time, anyways). Something like autism is also partially genetic ofcourse, but the degree of genetic contribution is not even in the same ballpark as for down syndrome. So, when it comes to how different these populations are from the overall population, in terms of their emotional processing etc., you could argue that autism is just part of the normal genetic variability between people (making the diagnosis arbitrary). For people with down syndrome, I doubt any geneticist nor psychologist would make that claim.
@@Guidus125 Why is it that I feel like you just wanted to make some points about these syndromes?
Clearly, my question was about how these syndromes impact the way people with them process emotions. Though it isn't true all the time, we often observe how people with these syndromes respond differently, both behaviorally and emotionally, from those without them.
@@glennpearson9348 ? Autism is not a 'syndrome.' It's natural human divergence.Autistics have ALWAYS been here.
I literally came up with the James Lang theory in the shower today. Told my friend about it any point of me at this video I am about to go down a crazy rabbit hole I imagine.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that Paul Ekman's studies are generally considered biased and that the academic consensus is that we're generally not very good at distinguishing emotions from facial expressions.
Absolutely! Paul Ekman's work on basic emotions has been revered for a long time but Prof Lisa Feldman Barrett has been courageous enough to challenge it. Her theory of emotions, based on available neuroscience evidence, states that emotions are not genetically wired as 6 basic emotions that can be distinguished from each other, either from facial or body expressions, or from neural signatures.
My crazy paranoid ex was borderline and had PTSD. Any little annoyance or irritation would set her off on an angry meltdown. Eventually it became my fault and my problem. She'd direct the anger at me and accuse me of all kinds of terrible things. When I'd try to reason with her that such behavior wasn't helping she'd exclaim YOURE TELLING ME IM NOT ALLOWED TO GET ANGRY. No, dear, you can't help your feelings and emotions. Brains do what brains do. But how you react and respond is what matters. She couldn't understand that and after being accused of cheating on her, doing drugs, and spending thousands on myself daily I had to go. I really liked the distinction between emotions and moods. I can find myself in a great mood but have terrible emotions. I will be perfectly happy at work or home reading, but it seems like every half hour my brain will make me recall an unhappy memory, or an embarrassing moment or a feeling of regret about something. It takes about 10 seconds to tell myself to STFU and then the emotion goes away and my mood stays the same.
Thanks for taking your time to make this video
Thankyou for the research citations. Very informative video.
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From a person such myself who run in high and low emotions all the time I find it very interesting I wanna learn more about my mental health and chemical imbalances that always be shifting which has a great effect in my interpersonal relationships.
Good stuff as usual Dave, keen on seeing the different aspects of psychology disseminated for lay-people.
As a side note, I'm in the process of writing a book ( a hobby of mine ), and I can confidently say that your material really helps me remember the minute details of science ( and human interaction in this case, I can get quite 'autistic' when it comes to that, heh ) hopefully it will allow me to make dialogue and emotional expression in the story seem far more plausible and consistent, so thank you for that buddy!
Such a great topic and very interesting.
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The relationship between emotions and cognition is very fascinating and so much to talk about.
Great video as always Mr. Dave
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A couple of my co-workers have taken to wondering if I'm really human. Sometimes they'll be sitting at the same table with me, laughing their heads off, while I just go on reading my book.
A separate thing is that I basically never sneeze or yawn in front of them. I don't tell them this, but that's basically a conscious decision. I got tired of them getting annoying about me not saying 'thank you' in response to their 'bless you'.
I get that.
Excellent! Thanks, Teach!
I found this video very interesting. so many reflection points in just 12 minutes.
I really like the visuals on this one.
You're the best, Professor Dave 😁👍
Cool video please do more about psychology
Phenomena & emotion are inextricably linked. Our accustomation to seeing certain behavioral patterns (shaking, smiling, crying) creates the interpretation of emotion. But emotion is a subjective experience linked to an action.
You can be angry & smile. If enough people over a long enough period of time start smiling as a response to anger, the definition for anger will be changed based on the most common, traceable occurrence.
That's why you can say "the water angrily thrashed" or "the tower collapsed lazily." We attribute language to patterns. The language of emotions is like French, Chinese, etc. Behavioral patterns picked up over time & assimilated to create the best possible outcome for the individual. Which is why I can be angry & be polite...
Wait... the editing at 6:46 is just a bit confusing, right? That's... that's not an expression of happiness... ...right?
Yeah the editing was just a little confusing lol, it took me a second but he was just moving on to a different point
My psychology class just ended when you posted this video. Maybe read my mind next time and upload it a little earlier? Thanks!
Amazing content
Thank you ❤️
Be careful when using phrasing like "complex emotions ARE mixtures of basic emotions". That CAN be a way to describe them, but that's not what they "are".
Not exacty but it's a good wat to explain it.
Hate = disgust + fear + anger
That's a very good summery of hate. If a child wanted to understand emotions better I'd probably tell them something like that.
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Holy shit, just as I'm taking a quiz on this. Great video, and coincidentally excellent timing.
Very interesting the part with the studies. Your video reminded me of a book I recently read - Emotional Alchemy the Love and Freedom Hidden within Painful Feelings by Andrew Kenneth Fretwell
Here is a quote from his book:
‘’Life is an evolutionary process, and being human means there are always going to be new feelings to digest.’’
Thank you.
What... I was researching a lot about not being quick to anger, and you go and out put this vid :-)
This is a good video
I’m Asian American… I guess am unconsciously steered away from hot button issues (especially political). Now, I know why. Thanks for the video.
I think you should do lectures bout facial aesthetics just like QOVES Studio. People would absolutely love it!
"Experienced on a day to day basis" and the first one being "happy" just hurts, man. Lol. Love your vids.
YAY A PSYCH SERIES I LOVE PSYCHOLOGY SO MUCH
Fantastic video as usual profesor.
I have a request, can you please make a video explaining the James Webb telescope and how it is different/better than hubble. Like I always wondered why does it look so weird, hubble was a cylinder like a telescope but this one looks like a wifi router on steroids. 😂
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I'm pretty sure Smarter Every Day made a video on it if you want to check it out.
Very cool.
Is there a difference between a feeling and emotion then?
In the Japanese language there seems to be a clear distinction so plausibly.
I'm amazed by the creative ideas in this content. A similar book I read inspired a major shift in my life. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint
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I think you should do lectures about facial aesthetics just like QOVES Studio. People would absolutely love it!😉
Very very interesting 🤔 🤔...
6 universal emotions....
6:54 let's be honest most of us said surprise.
Well, after watching your creation 'bout emotions, I've came to know how affected I'm. Actually, Introverts are subjected to humiliation in social realm.I'm too. .From their parents to society always committed to judge them ,and they hide their emotions deep down unbearable. .recently, I came to know that I've migraine and also my defected eyes at the cost of very intolerable satires. .Therefore, I can't differentiate mood and emotions, because the depression don't let me to do that. ...
Great
schachter-singer and cognitive appraisal theory makes most sense, imo
I'm sorry to comment on a video not relevant to this one but I just watched the discussion with Mr. Peterson and my god, that was inane. The whole discussion felt like an adult swim sketch that went on for far too long. Never before have I seen such viscus, palpable irony and lunacy ooze out of someone before in such a fashion; it's kind of sad. Anyways, glad to shift to a video like this. I'm a minute in and I can tell it's going to be a killer video.
Just found your channel on CZcams. Loving it! I would love to see you sat with a flat earther streaming. Maybe throw a few simple experiments in for good measure. Please please please lol
Interesting topc
This voice sounds soo natural
6:47 how does she look happy, isn’t it rather surprised? 😀
So universal emotions displayed through nature our universal but then you can culturally manipulate learnt displays of emotion it's nice having evidence provided but it's self-evident still enjoyed it I'm just pointing out a factual observation
I had to learn emotions because I didn't recognize or feel any of them when I was younger. Does this mean they're not actually inherent to humans but instead require something transmitted genetically to make them easier to recognize? Or the opposite where I'd be a special case, an exception to the rule. Wouldn't be the first time I'm an exception to a rule... I lost count a while ago 😶.
Exception, you also need "mirror neurons" to ease interpretation. The flip side is that you can usually recognize people by their demeanor miles away, even if you can only see the silhouette while normal people don't.
And of course, it has a huge impact on social life as you don't pick up cues passively. You may for example speak for 10 minutes straight without seeing that your interlocutor want to say something. You may end up timing yourself and actively looking for cues or letting blanks in your speech to get people to speak if they want. In the beginning, that land for weird situations to which people don't know how to react and this, in turn, is some noise in your learning ^^
That's quite an handicap, but in the end, you develop strategies and that includes cold reading ^^
This also lead to what is called "masking".
Now, you may also be describing emotion numbness: www.healthline.com/health/feeling-numb#causes
That's obviously another ordeal! For that one, it's important to consult specialists!
@@programaths I just looked up masking and I've actually been doing this for years, calling it "my mask problem". I didn't know it was so close to the official term for this 😧. I still have a lot of work to do though.
I might've learned how to read the most basic emotions and some more complex ones but displaying what I feel in a way that matches with other people's "emotion deduction common sense" is still incredibly hard for me. Ex1: I might be feeling slightly annoyed but I'll look like I'm about to murder someone. Ex2: I might feel sad but will instead laugh.
I've always been good at cold reading though. I can't read someone's face easily, but their whole body language usualy tells me all I need to know. The annoying part is that sometimes the people themselves don't admit it immediately for xyz reasons.
@@louisrobitaille5810 You should consult though, that advice still hold. It's not bad to see a psychiatrist and neurologist. Those can really pinpoint the issue if there is one besides "no luck, missing some mirror neurons".
If you are generally appreciated by people, that's even more vital to consult.
At worse, you'll lose a bit of money, at best, you may find out that it can be fixed!
As an example, I was diagnosed with autism early on, when it wasn't really well known. In parallel, I was lucky to be gifted. That means I was able to compensate and be functioning. Though, when I entered the workforce and started to forcibly meet people, I encountered many novel situations in which I didn't any set of rules to follow. So, back to cell 1 and I acted "funny" and was also puzzled by people. Then I consulted a psychologist who evaluated me and told me that I just have to be patient as I internalized some behaviors (behaviors I exhibited without being able to explain besides "it's what is expected, right ?" and that I didn't do purposely)
No medicine, nothing. So, you shouldn't be afraid.
And even a diagnostic that sounds bad is not necessarily bad. As an example "psychopath" looks really bad, but there are good psychopath.
The worse is just ignoring it and moving forward, it can develop in more troubling stuff that could be prevented by acting on it. As an example, I know that I am a bit paranoid, so my first response to any situation is seeking intent (and that mechanism also helps me to understand people), problem is that I have a bias for "bad intent". Because I know that, I can act on it and give a second thought to counter it. Left unchecked, I would resent everyone for no apparent reasons and turn crazy.
Flip side: I became much more critical and objective.
Really, would be good to consult.
I wish you good luck!
@@programaths I'm actually looking for a psychologist right now to work on those issues and I've also been diagnosed with autism roughly 10 years ago so 🤷♂️. Some things are expected from my autism, others are separate things 🤷♂️.
@@louisrobitaille5810 Good you are tacking actions ^^
Those things are just plain weird, so it's normal that we don't know much even 30 years on.
Two jobs good for autistic people: IT and teaching. (yes, teaching!)
Have a nice day.
Who would disagree with any of this? Im accustomed to you responding to things like flat earth and young earth but like if emotions don’t come from external stimuli then where?
6:55 What??? İs that face of happiness? I think that is face of surprise? Shocked etc.
@9:51
A study conducted by psychologists at the University of California found that individuals with higher levels of social intelligence tend to prefer movies that focus on complex social interactions, character development, and emotional depth (Source: Psychology Today).
I can relate to eastern cultures even though I'm American with Scottish and Irish decent.
Just like the Japanese I'd be stone faced as well.
The Swiss psychologist Dr. Carl Jung has a very interesting analysis of the psyche. For example here's one that is mind blowing. The unconscious Anima and Animus! This explains a lot about the phenomenon of identity issues in the culture. With Jung's psychology we can begin to address the issues of identity in the culture and put a end to the paralogic that is causing the psychological contagion that is spreading around the internet and social media.
The emotions you carry do not define you as an individual..
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A psychologist specializes in restoring emotions. Психолог специализируется на восстановлении эмоций.
6:54 are you sure this is happiness ? why it doesn't show a smile or smth 😭 ??
😦 the girl from isn't showing happiness!! It's clearly showing surprise! 🤷🏻♂️😁
7:00 if this isn't surprise then i'm gonna.... how is this happines
wait i'm just stupid
yet again i'm confused, and can't listen properly
Infinity the way of feature *
Dave next video could you debunk people saying that hydras are in the vaccine
Emotions? I used to have those...
If Plato, Aristotle or Kant knew about biochemistry...
Watching ScienceKritikal again.
I learned long ago that thoughts control emotions and we can control our thoughts. Therefore we can control our emotions.
What do you say?
Good luck controlling the thoughts of your subconscious
@@Peacekeepa317 That was a Wayne Dyer/Zig Ziglar thing. It works for me…
@@martinblank4250 If a lion charged at you from under your bed...could you control your emotions with thoughts in that moment? How about someone almost killing you driving recklessly on the freeway? A twin sibling dying etc etc. Thoughts control emotion sometimes but not in every context. That's unrealistic
@@Peacekeepa317 but you are your subconscious mind tho
@@bullrun2772 That's like saying your toenail is your foot or your eyes are your face. It's a part of a whole that functions in a specific way.
I was watching the man with the 7 second memory and even he expresses emotions! You'd think with both retrograde and anterograde amnesia, you'd be a total robot. It is indeed tied with the senses.
We literally interact with the universe on a quantam level, there will always be that unexplained part of it but judeo Christianty brought the ten commandments and hindu brought numbers
No WAY I SAID THE EMOTION YHE FACE WAS SHOWING IS FEAR??? I feel so insane 😭😭😭😭
I don’t like what happened to me I need deliverance
Was that not Laura from 365 days laughing at the beginning or am I tripping
Its not bordem its discipline
I find it funny that emotions almost seem like a STD on the body.
Looks like Inside Out needs an update
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Dude should have started with studying the people and asked the people exposed to the same things
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Amazing that one would not refer to Stoicism on that subject.
That's a happy face? Wtf?
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"feelings" bog you down
middle school tier take
what do you mean?
So you didn't write this yourself? Ok I guess you're still teaching it
Yes, a psychologist wrote this script.
First?
Yes
Congratulations 👏
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