Blog Post #8 The eight blog-post covers self-conscious emotions. These emotions are differentiated from outcome emotions because they are intrinsically connected to a self-evaluation. The four major self-conscious emotions are pride, shame, guilt, and embarrassment. In this blog, I'll discuss how our protagonist, Edward Scissorhands, experiences all three of the negative emotions. Shame vs Guilt vs Embarrassment Before applying these concepts to our main character, it is important to explain what each means, given that many times people will use these interchangeably. Shame is the most extreme of the three, and this is because it means that the individual sees themselves as flawed and attributes whatever failure occurred to the whole self. Guilt, by comparison, focuses the blame on the behavior that caused the emotion. In addition, Guilt usually leads to seeking reparative action, while shame is typically followed up by retreat or aggression. Embarrassment is the least...
Blog post #7 The seventh blog post covers Control-Value Theory. It makes sense that we learned about this theory later on in our semester because, at its core, it combines many of the concepts that we wrote prior blog posts about. Control-Value theory incorporates E xpectancy-Value Theory, Attribution Theory, Self-Efficacy Theory, and Appraisal Theory. Yet, at its core, the theory focuses on emotion, motivation, and how they are interconnected. Furthermore, the theory is very time conscious, with perceptions of control and values divided into three categories past, present, and future. Inside these three categories, the theory further splinters how each could manifest depending on the time frame. Looking at our main character through this lens, it's clear how control-value manifests itself in his actions. At the start of the film, when he comes down to the town, he has a task, becoming integrated into the local village, that he views as highly valuable due to his...