Emotion

By Renée Grinnell

Strong subjective states or experiences typically accompanied by physiological changes in the body; feelings.

Example: Stressful feelings cause measurable physiological responses, such as erratic heart rate and heightened galvanic skin response.


    Last reviewed: By John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on 23 Dec 2008

 

 
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