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Functions of Emotions - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Shut down temporarily unneeded digestive processes, resulting in saliva reduction (a dry mouth)
      - Blood flows disproportionately to lower half of the body - so you can RUN
      - The air is breathed in,all preparing the body to FLEE
  - - - Emotions serve as the neural glue that connects disparate facts and our memories of them in our minds.
      - So it is easier to remember happy
        thoughts when happy, and angry times when angry”.
- - - - Social Referencing:
        -individuals look to others to understand how to react in a given situation
  - - - -No infant crossed the table when the mother showed fea
        -Only 6% did when the mother posed anger
        -33% crossed when the mother posed sadness
        -Approximately 75% of the infants crossed when the mother posed joy or interest
        
        Reflection Question: You’re walking down a deserted street when you
        come across a stranger who looks angry. What
        would you say? What would you do? Why?