Why Do Humans Actually Have Emotions? - Dr Laith Al-Shawaf (Video)
In this 28 September 2024 Modern Wisdom video, host Chris Williamson talks with Dr Laith Al-Shawaf, an evolutionary psychology researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCCS.
Humans have a wide range of emotions. But why do we feel anything at all? Why do we actually have emotions and how did they come about?
Expect to learn why humans evolved to have emotions, whether some emotions are more basic than others, evolutionary explanations for joy, anger, disgust, envy, awe, happiness and more.
https://youtu.be/_MaVMdlqh5M
00:00 Why Do We Have Emotions?
06:37 How Our Emotions Advocate For Us
14:02 Emotions From an Evolutionary Perspective
20:54 Are Some Emotions More Basic Than Others?
25:02 Why We Experience Fear & Surprise
28:34 The Emotions of Awe & Dread
32:29 How Shame is Adaptive
40:43 Why Anxiety is So Prevalent in Modern Society
48:55 Explaining the Trait of Need for Cognition
58:11 Feeling Emotions About Emotions
1:07:48 The Difference Between Envy & Jealousy
1:11:12 Sex Differences in Emotion
1:18:27 Emotions That Aren’t Really Adaptive
1:24:40 How Laith Applies His Work to Daily Life
1:32:55 Where to Find Laith
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Evolved From what a big bang. Thats retarded