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PSY 355 Week 5 DQ 4
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Part 1
1 - When you smile in greeting a friend, it is because you are happy to see him/her, or is it
simply a greeting without any feeling?
2 - What governs your facial expressions? Is it your felt emotions, your social motives,
the person you are with, or display rules in general?
According to the appraisal tendency hypothesis, emotions can influence a person's
judgments and decisions. Has this ever happened to you? Have you made judgments,
decisions, or commitments during an intense emotion that you would not have made in
the absence of the emotion? When is it best to make a judgment or decision: in the
presence or absence of an emotional feeling? Why?
Part 2
According to the behavioral ecology hypothesis, facial expressions are used to influence
other individuals to help satisfy our social motives. Has anyone you know ever
manipulated their facial expressions in order to influence another individual, such as
a. pouted to get what you wanted?
b. cried in order to reduce your punishment (e.g., get out of a speeding ticket)?
c. smiled at someone to reduce his/her seeming initial aggressive tendencies?
d. smiled at a friend to reinforce him/her for spending time with you?
e. look angry to influence others to decide things your way?
Part 3
1 - What is the relationship between facial expressions and emotion?