W11 Chapter 10.5 Tomkin’s Script Theory - Affects

Question 1

What are the 10 primary affects/emotions identified by Tomkins?

Answer 1

1. Interest/excitement
2. Enjoyment
3. Surprise
4. Distress
5. Anger
6. Disgust
7. Fear/anxiety
8. Sadness
9. Shame
10. Guilt

Question 2

What biological processes are the primary emotions linked to?

Answer 2

Facial expressions

Question 3

What are the 2 ideological approaches to life that Tomkins identified?

Answer 3

1. Normativism
2. Humanism

Question 4

What is normativism?

Answer 4

The assertion that human are inherently flawed and need to be held in check by strong rules

Question 5

What is humanism?

Answer 5

Humanism sees human as good and tends to affirm self-expression and love as basic human values

Question 6

People high in normativism tends to recall negative memories associated with what emotion?

Answer 6

Anger

Question 7

People high in humanism tends to recall negative memories associated with what emotion?

Answer 7

Fear