This seminar provides a selective overview of the
scientific study of emotion. Topics include: (1) Models of emotion,
(2) Emotion antecedents, (3) Emotional responses (facial, subjective,
and physiological), (4) Functions of emotion, (5) Emotion regulation,
(6) Individual differences, and (7) Health implications. Our focus
will be on interesting, experimentally tractable ideas.
Nuts and bolts
Meetings involve both lecture and discussion. Course
requirements include: completing assigned readings, contributing
to class discussion, writing a paper in the form of a grant application
with a graded first draft (5-8 pp UG, 8-10 pp G), and taking an
in-class final examination.
Readings
Readings will be drawn from two texts and a reader. One text is Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994). The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York: Oxford University Press. The second text is Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. Texts and reader are available from the Stanford Bookstore. They also are on reserve at Meyer Library.
Darwin, C. (1872). The expression of the emotions
in man and animals. London: Albemarle. PAGES 347-366.
James, W. (1884). What is an emotion? Mind, 9,
188-205.
Cannon, W. B. (1927). The James-Lange theory of emotions:
A critical examination and an alternative theory. American
Journal of Psychology, 39, 106-124.
Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements
of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. CHAPTER
1.
Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994).
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York:
Oxford University Press. PAGES 141-177.
Scherer, K.R., Summerfield, A.B., & Wallbott,
H.G. (1983). Cross-national research on antecedents and components
of emotion: A progress report. Social Science Information,
22, 355-385.
Frijda, N.H. (1988). The laws of emotion. American
Psychologist, 43, 349-358.
Gross, J.J., & Levenson, R.W. (1995). Emotion elicitation using films. Cognition
and Emotion, 9, 87-108.
Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements
of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. CHAPTER
2.
Rinn, W. E. (1984). The neuropsychology of facial
expression: A review of the neurological and psychological mechanisms
for producing facial expressions. Psychological Bulletin, 95,
52-77.
Ekman, P. (1993). Facial expression and emotion.
American Psychologist, 48, 384-392.
Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements
of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. CHAPTER
3.
Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994).
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York:
Oxford University Press. PAGES 377-407.
Watson, D., & Tellegen, A. (1985). Toward a consensual
structure of mood. Psychological Bulletin, 98, 219-235.
Myers, D.G., & Diener, E. (1995). Who is happy? Psychological Science, 6,
10-19.
Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements
of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. CHAPTER
4.
Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994).
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York:
Oxford University Press. PAGES 235-262.
LeDoux, J.E. (1993). Emotional networks in the brain.
In M. Lewis & J.M. Haviland (Eds.), Handbook of emotions
(pp. 109-118). New York: Guilford Press.
Davidson, R.J. (1993). The neuropsychology of emotion
and affective style. In M. Lewis & J.M. Haviland (Eds.),
Handbook of emotions (pp. 143-154). New York: Guilford
Press.
Levenson, R. W. (1988). Emotion and the autonomic
nervous system: A prospectus for research on autonomic specificity.
In H. Wagner (Ed.), Social psychophysiology: Perspectives on
theory and clinical applications (pp. 17-42). London: Wiley.
Strunk, W., & White, E.B. (1979). The elements
of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. CHAPTER
5.
Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994).
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York:
Oxford University Press. PAGES 97-139.
Tooby, J., & Cosmides, L. (1990). The past explains
the present: Emotional adaptations and the structure of ancestral
environments. Ethology and Sociobiology, 11, 375-424. PAGES
407-424.
Fridlund, A.J. (1994). Human facial expression:
An evolutionary view. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. PAGES
124-186.
Averill, J.R. (1980). A constructivist view of emotion. In R. Plutchik & H. Kellerman
(Eds.), Emotion: Theory, research, and experience
(pp. 305-339). New York: Academic Press.
Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994).
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York:
Oxford University Press. PAGES 263-281.
Gross, J.J., & Munoz, R.F. (1995). Emotion regulation
and mental health. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice,
2, 151-164.
Gross, J. J., & Levenson, R. W. (1997). Hiding feelings: The acute effects of inhibiting
negative and positive emotion. Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 106, 95-103.
Wegner, D. M. (1994). Ironic processes of mental
control. Psychological Review, 101, 34-52.
Kagan, J., & Snidman, N. (1991). Temperamental
factors in human development. American Psychologist, 46,
856-862.
Mischel, W., Shoda, Y., & Rodriguez, M. L. (1989). Delay of gratification in children.
Science, 244, 933-938.
Larsen, R.J., & Ketelaar, T. (1991). Personality
and susceptibility to positive and negative emotional states.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61, 132-140.
Shedler, J., Mayman, M., & Manis, M. (1993).
The illusion of mental health. American Psychologist, 48,
1117-1131.
Watson, D., & Pennebaker, J. W. (1989). Health complaints, stress, and distress:
Exploring the central role of negative affectivity.
Psychological Review, 96, 234-254.
Barlow, D.H. (1991). Disorders of emotion. Psychological
Inquiry, 2, 58-71.
Gullette, E. C. D., Blumenthal, J.A., Babyak, M., Jiang, W., Waugh, R.A., Frid, D.J.,
O'Connor, C.M., Morris, J.J., Krantz, D.S. (1997).
Effects of mental stress on myocardial ischemia during daily life.
Journal of the American Medical Association, 277, 1521-1526.
Ekman, P., & Davidson, R. J. (Eds.). (1994).
The nature of emotion: Fundamental questions. New York:
Oxford University Press. PAGES 409-430.