Help me study for my Communications class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.
The purpose of this activity is to identify the components of emotion. Read each of the situations described below and describe how the emotions you would experience might manifest themselves in each of the components listed.
1) Incident: Your romantic partner says “I need to talk to you about something.”
Emotion: ___________________________________________________________________
Physiological changes: ________________________________________________________
Nonverbal reactions: __________________________________________________________
Cognitive interpretations: _______________________________________________________
2) Incident: You run into an “ex” while out with your new partner.
Emotion: ___________________________________________________________________
Physiological changes: ________________________________________________________
Nonverbal reactions: __________________________________________________________
Cognitive interpretations: _______________________________________________________
3) Incident: As you’re telling a story, you notice your listener stifle a yawn.
Emotion: ___________________________________________________________________
Physiological changes: ________________________________________________________
Nonverbal reactions: __________________________________________________________
Cognitive interpretations: _______________________________________________________
4) Incident: Your professor says “I’d like to see you in my office after class.”
Emotion: ___________________________________________________________________
Physiological changes: ________________________________________________________
Nonverbal reactions: __________________________________________________________
Cognitive interpretations: _______________________________________________________
