MODULE 9: Lessons 3 and 4
July 24
TODAY'S MESSAGE
TODAY'S ASSIGNMENTS:
#1. Begin lesson 3 by reviewing the notes on Emotion.
#2. Complete the Emotion practice activities and quiz.
#3. Complete the forum assignment. In this forum you will analyze the effects of social media.
#4. Begin lesson 4 by reviewing the notes on Theories of Emotion.
#5. Complete the Theories of Emotion practice activities.
#6. Complete the Theories of Emotion assignment. In this assignment you will connect the theories covered in the lesson to a visual representation. Be creative!
TEACHER TALK 1
Emotions seem to rule our daily lives. We make decisions based on whether we are happy, angry, sad, bored, or frustrated. We choose activities and hobbies based on the emotions they incite, but what are emotions?
Webster defines emotion as:
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a strong feeling (such as love, anger, joy, hate, or fear)
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a state of feeling
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a conscious mental reaction (as anger or fear) subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body
Psychology.about.com explains emotions this way:
"An emotion is a complex psychological state that involves three distinct components: a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response." (Hockenbury & Hockenbury, 2007)
In addition to understanding exactly what emotions are, researchers have also tried to identify and classify the different types of emotions. Primary emotions are the first emotions a person feels (love, joy, surprise, anger, sadness, & fear). These emotions are often then masked by secondary emotions. Secondary emotions are ones that are felt the most. They can also make it difficult to discover the deeper problem at hand. Robert Plutchik, a psychologist who developed a psychoevolutionary theory of emotion, believed there was also a third (tertiary) level of emotions that completed the first and secondary emotions. (http://www.alleydog.com/topics/emotion.php
The graphic below will help you visualize the different emotions. As a reminder, primary emotions are those we feel first, secondary are the emotions usually felt the most, and tertiary are those that tend to be more difficult to identify and often are more complex emotions:
Ever wonder which emotion lasts the longest? Any guesses? Read this article from PsyBlog to find out.
TEACHER TALK 2
SHOUT OUT
CONTACT ME
E-mail: christopher.watson@ncpublicschools.gov
Text anytime between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
NCVPS Psychology
CITATIONS
Today's Assignments (Book Icon Orange, David Peters, Wikpedia Education Program Case Studies.pdf, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
Teacher Talk (Red Silhouette - Teacher, Ben from Openclipart, Openclipart, Creative Commons CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication license)
Shout Out (callout-quote-bull-speaking-bubble, Pixabay, Pixabay, CCO Public Domain license)
Important Dates This Week (Blank Calendar Page Icon, Jackaranga, Jackaranga, GNU Free Documentation License)
Contact Me (Smart phone mobile phone, Pixabay, Pizabay, CCO Public Domain)