Motivation and emotion/Lectures/Aspects of emotion

Lecture 08: Aspects of emotion

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This is the eighth lecture for the Motivation and emotion unit of study.

Overview

This lecture discusses biological, cognitive, social and cultural aspects of emotion.

Readings

1. Chapter 13: Aspects of emotion (Reeve, 2015)

Slides

• Lecture slides (Slideshare)
• 2015 handouts:
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See also

• Nature of emotion (Previous lecture)
• Individual emotions (Next lecture)

References

1. Izard, C. E. (2010). The many meanings/aspects of emotion: Definitions, functions, activation, and regulation. Emotion Review, 2, 363-370. Retrieved from http://emr.sagepub.com/content/2/4/363

External links

The video explains the work of Paul Ekman in codifying the intricate ways in which emotions are revealed through facial expressions:

• Emotions revealed - KQED QUEST (11:24 min video about Ekman's work)

This video explores and demonstrates what is becoming "emotionally" possible for robots:

• Robots that show emotion (TED talk, 5 mins.)