PSYC 307 November 1 Lexical theories -difficult to establish universality because of difficulty to establish emotions in different language contexts -lexical equivalence in all languages required Appraisal theories -while there are biological features that are important, culture also plays a huge role to evaluate/interpret and appraise emotion -resembles two factor theory of emotion Bio-cultural model of emotion -input-event-something happens -appraisal-we appraise-information gets filtered-information that core system analyses -core system-in mind and brain-constantly scanning environment for information-does information match certain predetermined associations? e.g. loss of loved one should trigger emotion-constantly analyzing information-when match is found creates-response tendencies: facial expressions and autonomic responses 1)facial expressions-certain expression that we exhibit, it is it appropriate to show facial expressions? 2)autonomic responses-raspatory rate, heartbeat ^^both contribute to subjective experience ^everything is internal -control-what we actually exhibit-do we hide what we feel? control the ultimate output? controlling instincts or not? determines what we display -subjective experience and facial expressions are susceptible to cultural experience, autonomic responses are not -components of cultural complexity 1)aspects of emotion -intensity of emotion-high intense emotions-flood the system-overwhelm ability to control them-culture does not play much of a role 2)type of emotion -basic emotions? fear, sadness
-culturally based emotions- less rooted in survival- guilt- based on socialization 3)emotional context -cues for emotional expression -what are appropriate expressions? presence of cues indicates this -environment plays huge role -cultural identification indicates need to adopt cultural norms-gives motivation to subscribe to norms fl)individual Emotional Expressivity country 1-heterogenous population country 2- same population been there for centuries historical heterogeneity -extent to which a country's modern population comes from migration from other countries in last 500 years high context cultures-homogeneous -implicit understanding in communication -lots of reading the context, environment -less reliability on explicit information >to prevent misunderstanding of emptions- over-emphasis on emotion -over expressivity -produce emotional expressions that are more accurately recognised by others -more expressive facial expression and body language low context cultures-heterogenous -more uncertainty in communicating emotional stress -hinders cooperation -to avoid misunderstanding- more explicit information required