american psychological association: emotion as "a complex reaction pattern involving experiential, behavioral, and psychological elements by which an individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event"
paul eckman
fear
disgust
sadness
anger
surprise
happiness
are the six primary emotions in common throughout societies
in 1980s, the psychologist Robert Plutchik
devised the "wheel of emotions", a method to classify emotions, this model higlights how various emotions can be merged or blended in the same manner the primary colors can be used to generate new hues
eight basic emotions in plutchik's wheel
anger
anticipation
joy
trust
fear
surprise
sadness
disgust
then in 1999, eckman expanded his last to include
embarrassment
excitement
contempt
shame
pride
satisfaction
amusement
three elements to better understand emotions
subjective experience
psychological response
behavioral response
subjective experience: also referred to as "stimulus", the intensity of your emotions does not have to be the same with other people, your emotional experience depends on your perception of the situation
pyschological response: caused by the autonomic nervous system's reaction to the emotion we are experiencing
behavioral response: or the physical manifestation of the emotion, it can be smile, a laugh, a sigh, or a frown, among many other reactions
