While We Typically Think of Emotions as an Internal Experience

question 9

Essay

While we typically think of emotions as an internal experience that is followed by a facial expression representing our emotion, many researchers have questioned whether this is in fact the case. Specifically, researchers have wondered if they could illicit an emotional response by molding a participant's posture and breathing pattern into a pattern typical of a given emotion. Describe what happened in the study illustrated in your text in which participants were made to frown or smile by holding pens in their lips.

---

Definitions:

Listed Beta

The beta value of a stock that is published on financial websites or listed by stock exchanges, representing its volatility.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

A financial theory that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly stocks, used in the pricing of risky securities.

Perpetual Cash Flow

Cash flow that continues indefinitely, often used in valuation models for companies or investments with steady income streams.

Listed Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market, calculated and reported by financial exchanges or services.