Review the Communicative and Adaptive Functions Served by Emotions and Emotional

question 33

Essay

Review the communicative and adaptive functions served by emotions and emotional displays; discuss the extent to which inner feelings are manifested in overt, measurable behaviors in response to particular stimuli and in anticipation of future experiences of such stimuli.

Recognize the importance of traits in predicting behaviors and the limitations associated with it.

Identify the role of environmental, behavioral, and personal/cognitive factors in shaping personality according to the social-cognitive perspective.

Understand the person-situation controversy and its relevance to personality psychology.

Acknowledge the impact of self-esteem and self-efficacy on behavior and personality development.

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Definitions:

Ultimatum Game

A game in experimental economics in which two players decide how to divide a sum of money; the first player proposes a division, and the second player can accept or reject it, where rejection means neither player receives anything.

Neoclassical Economics

A framework in economics focusing on the determination of goods, outputs, and income distributions in markets through supply and demand, emphasizing rationality and marginal utility.

Sense of Fairness

An individual's perception of the balance and justice in social interactions and distribution of resources.

Dictator Game

A behavioral experiment that tests how fairly individuals act towards others when given the unilateral power to determine the distribution of a resource.