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Distinctions Among Terms Used To Describe Emotions And Moods, Joseph A. Allen
Distinctions Among Terms Used To Describe Emotions And Moods, Joseph A. Allen
Psychology Faculty Publications
Emotion theorists continue to debate about differences between emotions and moods. Many agree that emotions are necessarily directed at objects, whereas moods are not. This, and other, alternative differences between mood and emotion terms were examined. Fifty undergraduate students were asked to rate a number of affect terms according to their object-directedness, duration, intensity, physiological impact, and psychological feeling states. The results were analyzed to illustrate possible differences between moods and emotions. Implications of the results are discussed.
Living In Two Worlds: Asian-American Women And Emotion, Kimberly S. Gangwish
Living In Two Worlds: Asian-American Women And Emotion, Kimberly S. Gangwish
Student Work
Asian-American women have faced certain difficulties in growing up due to the distinct differences in Asian and American cultures. The two cultures have philosophical differences as well as differences in acceptable manners of behaving and communicating. The expression of emotion is one of these areas. This research study looks at the differences in the two cultures concerning the expression of emotions and how this affects the women who are trying to live within both worlds. Ten first-generation Asian-American women were interviewed, using an oral history method, concerning three different situations. One situation involving just their parents, another involving their friends, …