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Tutorial 09: 20 emotions
This is the ninth tutorial for the motivation and emotion unit of study.
The 2023 tutorial is complete. |
Overview[edit | edit source]
This tutorial discusses the nature and functions of 20 individual emotions.
Individual emotions[edit | edit source]
Emotion knowledge can be developed by learning to distinguish a wide range emotions.
When dealing with many emotions, it helps to chunk them into categories.
According to Reeve (2018), which emotions fit into these three categories? (see Table 1)
- Basic (7)
- Self-conscious (5)
- Cognitively complex (8)
Table 1
20 Individual Emotions Organised Into Three Categories
Basic (7) | Self-conscious (5) | Cognitively complex (8) |
---|---|---|
Fear | Shame | Envy |
Anger | Guilt | Gratitude |
Disgust | Embarrassment | Disappointment |
Contempt | Pride | Regret |
Sadness | Triumph | Hope |
Joy | Schadenfreude | |
Interest | Empathy | |
Compassion |
Note. Based on Reeve (2018). Links go to Wikipedia articles. For a table of these emotions with links to specific Wikiversity book chapters, see the individual emotions lecture.
Emotion matching exercise[edit | edit source]
- In pairs, discuss and complete the 20 Individual Emotions Matching Exercise
Discussion[edit | edit source]
- What is your "favourite" or "most interesting" emotion(s)? Why?
- What is the difference between shame, guilt, and embarrassment?
- Shame and guilt both involve feeling bad about the standard of the self's behaviour
- Shame is public; Guilt is private (shame in the courtroom; guilt in the cell)
- Shame focuses on self; Guilt focuses on behaviour
- Embarrassment arises from innocent social blunder; it acknowledge this awareness and asks forgiveness
- What is the difference between pride and triumph?
- Both involve feeling good
- Pride is more personal, based on achievement
- Triumph is more social, based on competitive victory over others
- What are the two aspects of pride?
- Authentic: Based on genuine achievement
- Hubristic/Narcissistic: Self-puffery; based on desire to be better/more dominant than others; undermines relationships
- What emotions are associated with these interpersonal scenarios?
... other person feels good | ... other person feels bad | |
---|---|---|
I feel good because ... | vicarious joy, mudita, compersion, empathy, freudenfreude | schadenfreude, contempt, hate, narcissism, arrogance |
I feel bad because ... | envy, jealousy, gluckschmerz | empathy, compassion, sympathy |
- What are the two types of envy?
- Benign: Focuses on self-improvement (building up)
- Malicious: Focuses on undermining another (tearing down)
- What is the difference between empathy, compassion, and sympathy?
- Empathy: Mirrors the feelings of another
- Compassion: Motivates action to help another
- Sympathy: Pitying of others; involves power
- What is the difference between disappointment and regret?
- Both involve experiencing a worse outcome than expected; the difference is the amount of perceived control
- Disappointment: Perceives that one's behaviour could not have lead to a different outcome
- Regret: Perceives that, had one's behaviour been different, a better outcome could have been achieved
- What are the two aspects of gratitude?
- Indebtedness Exchange-based relationship: If the receiver focuses on what was received (e.g., $50), then the receiver may feel indebted to repay, leading to an exchange-based relationship
- Care Communal relationship: If the receiver focuses on the giver (e.g., a friend), then the receiver may feel cared for and loved, leading to a communal relationship
- What is the opposite of hope?
- Fear
- Both fear and hope are about expectations of the future
- Also consider hopelessness / helplessness
Readings[edit | edit source]
- Chapter 14: Individual emotions (Reeve, 2018)
Recording[edit | edit source]
- Tutorial 09 (2023)
See also[edit | edit source]
- Lecture
- Individual emotions (Lecture)
- Tutorials
- Measuring emotion (Previous tutorial)
- Time perspective (Next tutorial)
- Admin
References[edit | edit source]
Reeve, J. (2018). Understanding motivation and emotion (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. The School Locker. Google Books. Instructor companion site. UC Library. ISBN: Paperback 978-1-119-36760-4, E-text 978-1-119-36765-9. Rent e-text.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Brené Brown on empathy (YouTube; 2:53 mins)
- Empathy vs sympathy (Dr Brené Brown) (twentyonetoys.com)
- How to deal with guilt (Life Matters, ABC Radio National, 9 June, 2023)