Tutorial 09: 20 emotions

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This is the ninth tutorial for the Motivation and emotion unit of study.

Overview

This tutorial is about the nature and functions of 20 individual emotions.

Individual emotions

1. What are the three categories of emotion and what emotions fit within these categories? (see Slide 3 of Lecture 09)
   1. Basic (7)
   2. Self-conscious (5)
   3. Cognitively complex (8)

Table 1

20 Individual Emotions Organised Into Three Categories (based on Reeve, 2018)

Matching exercise

1. In pairs, discuss and complete the 20 Individual Emotions Matching Exercise

Discussion questions

1. What is your "favourite" or "most interesting" emotion?
2. What is the difference between shame and guilt?
   1. Both involve feeling bad about the standard of the self's behaviour.
   2. Shame is public; Guilt is private
   3. Shame focuses on self; Guilt focuses on behaviour
3. What are the two types of envy?
   1. Benign envy: Focuses on self-improvement
   2. Malicious envy: Focuses on undermining another
4. What is the difference between disappointment and regret?
   1. Both involve experiencing an outcome that is worse than expected.
   2. Disappointment: Perceives that one's behaviour could not have lead to a different outcome
   3. Regret: Perceives that, had one's behaviour been different, a better outcome could have been achieved
5. What are the two aspects of pride?
   1. Authentic/Hubristic: Based on actual achievements)
   2. Narcissistic: Based on a desire to be better/more dominant than others
6. What is the difference between empathy and compassion?
   1. Empathy: Mirrors the feelings of another
   2. Compassion: Involves action to help another
7. What are the two aspects of gratitude?
   1. 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
   2. Care -> Communual 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
8. What is the opposite of hope?
   1. Fear

Readings

• Chapter 14: Individual emotions (Reeve, 2018)

Book chapter development

• Guided by student questions which often include:
  • Word count
  • Feature boxes
  • Case studies

Recording

• Tutorial 09 recording, 2020

See also

• Individual emotions (Lecture)
• Measuring emotion (Previous tutorial)
• Time perspective (Next tutorial)
• 20 emotions in 3 categories (Wiki Commons)

References