Psychology / Unit 9 Psych 1021 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Emotion
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The idea
An emotion is a subjective state involving physiological arousal, expressive behavior, and conscious experience.
In practice
Fear at a near-miss involves a racing heart, a facial expression, and the felt experience together.
Where people slip
The three components can separate. Which one leads is exactly what the theories of emotion dispute.
Your place on the trail
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