CHAPTER 6
Emotion LEARNING OBJECTIVES
6.1 Characterizing Emotion A. Describe emotions, including their components, and distinguish them from other states such as moods and disorders
6.2 Emotional Expression: Universal and Culturally Specific A. Explain Darwin’s evolutionary perspective on emotion, including his three hypotheses about emotional expression B. Describe the ways in which emotional expression varies across cultures, including emotion accents, focal emotions, ideal emotions, and display rules
6.3 Emotions and Social Relationships A. Describe the important role emotions place in social relationships and how they are communicated
6.4 Emotions and Understanding the Social World A. Explain how emotions influence cognitive processes including perception, reasoning, and moral judgment
6.5 Happiness A. Describe the components of happiness, and explain what happiness is associated with B. Explain whether people are good at knowing what makes them happy and consider biases that may contribute to this deficiency C. Describe the factors known to influence happiness
