How to debunk deceptive emotions | Kristen Lindquist
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- Your emotions do not reflect an irrefutable truth. Psychologist Kristen Lindquist explains how important that is for connecting across cultures.
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When it comes to obtaining an objective understanding of the world around us, emotions may not be as reliable as we think, explains Kristen Lindquist, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lindquist explores the concept of "affective realism," a term that describes how our feelings shape our reality, both of which are influenced by cultural nuances. She unravels the connections between emotions, culture, and the brain, challenging the notion that our emotional experiences always mirror objective truths.
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About Kristen Lindquist:
Kristen Lindquist, PhD. is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Her research seeks to understand the psychological and neural basis of emotions, moods, and feelings. Her on-going work uses tools from social cognition, physiology, neuroscience, and big data methods to examine how emotions emerge from the confluence of the body, brain, and culture.
Reminds mebof thos Mark Twain quote from long long ago... "“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
The Mark Twain quote indeed speaks to the transformative power of travel in broadening one's perspectives. However, it does not inherently suggest that those who cannot travel are automatically prejudiced, bigoted, or narrow-minded.
Reading and learning through books, is a powerful alternative. In fact, it can be argued that avid readers often possess a deeper understanding of various cultures, histories, and viewpoints, more so than those who have physically traveled but have not engaged with diverse sources of knowledge.
The quote's essence lies in the idea that exposure to different places, people, and cultures is beneficial for fostering open-mindedness and empathy. Whether through travel or through books, the key is to actively seek out new perspectives and information.
In our modern age, access to information has become more widespread than ever before. Books, articles, documentaries, and online resources offer rich insights into different cultures and ways of life. Those who take the time to read widely and engage with diverse viewpoints can indeed develop broad, charitable views of the world.
So, while travel can be a potent tool for personal growth and understanding, it is not the only path. The pursuit of knowledge, whether through travel experiences or through the pages of a book, is what ultimately opens minds and cultivates empathy towards others.
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We all perceive the world with different biases, but this diversity of perception and open communication leads us to better solutions to complex problems
Rudimentary critical thinking skills help, unfortunately those are far from universally practiced, let alone known of.
Understand that one’s emotions and one’s perceived reality is theirs alone. Knowing this and taking control of our own emotions and reality can only serve us all for the better 🤙
Absolutely! Acknowledging the personal nature of our emotions and perceived reality is a crucial step towards self-awareness and emotional intelligence. When we understand that our emotions are our own, shaped by our experiences, beliefs, and interpretations, we gain the power to take control of how we react and respond to the world around us.
By recognising that our emotions are not necessarily reflective of an objective truth but rather our subjective experiences, we can begin to navigate life with greater clarity and purpose. This self-awareness allows us to step back from knee-jerk reactions, pause, and choose how we want to engage with situations and people.
Taking control of our emotions and reality does not mean suppressing or denying them. Instead, it involves understanding them, exploring their roots, and choosing healthy ways to process and express them. This empowers us to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively, leading to more positive outcomes in our interactions and relationships.
Moreover, when each individual takes responsibility for their emotional well-being and perception of reality, it creates a ripple effect of positivity in the larger community. It fosters empathy, understanding, and healthier communication, ultimately contributing to a more harmonious and compassionate society.
In essence, the journey of understanding and managing our own emotions and reality is a deeply personal yet universally beneficial endeavour. It enables us to live more authentically, connect more meaningfully with others, and contribute positively to the world around us.
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I just came to watch all the Internet intellectuals argue in the comments. 🍿😊
Lol. Thank you for this comment, you made me laugh 😅 People take too much too seriously too often
Absolutely right professor.
One thing is the slate of life events, experience, learning progress written from the early childhood through adulthood do shape up the psychology too. That's hard to change if a culture is different from ones psychology patterns. Each living place may have different local culture.
Wow I learned a lot from this video and its not even what I thought that I wanted to learn, but truly fascinating.
Also, what an intelligent,eloquent, and elegant woman this professor is. I am in awe of her raidance!
Please stop with the emotional over-praise.
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@@StonedNoobWrite out a big, long emotional over-praise of the lady in the video and things will come into focus.
We appreciate insights shared in this video. They’re genuinely informative and insightful.
1:45 Culture
3:50 Early theory
5:00 Problem of others minds 👌
Never really thought of this. Makes you wonder about the shift in perspective on morality also
I really needed to hear this now
I love this topic ! I have a few interogration thought : How do you define two emotional state as the same (anger in the east & west) if both the triggers (group harmony vs own boundaries breached) and physiologycal reactions are different ? Would the physoliogycal reaction be the same when the trigger is the same (team event in the west and personnal test in the east) ? Also thought anger was triggered to missalignment between expectation and reality (people driving to slow, to fast, not treating us like they should, to hard,...).
There are four basic ways of life based on freedom v responsibility and between individualism and collectivism. In cognitive psychology there are also two polarities: sensory v intuitive and thoughts v values. There is correspondence between these two systems and on average, people gravitate to cultural groups based on their personalities. Intuitives are more likely collective - whether intuition is a skill or an adaptation is uncertain. Probably both. Imdividuals use sensory. People in high rules settings use facts. Low rules use values to organize social relationships. This is where Carl Jung meets Mary Douglas.
Hierarchists are high rules collectives and intuitive thinkers. Experts live here.
Egalitarians (both socialist and nationalist) are low rules collectivists who are intuitives driven by their values. If they take control, flee or hide.
Individualists (especially market individualists) focus on values and the sensory world and use persuasion.
Realists have been called fatalists or the working class. They live in a fact based sensory world. They have jobs. They may not do college and certainly don't teach it. They .ay be or have bosses, but relationships are dyadic, usually featuring dominance.
When people don't realize that more people are in a different way of life with different cognition, friction happens - or violence.
this is amazing info ❤
wunderbar! Very nice video. Merci!
3:50 debunks practically the entire "reading body language" industry - and rightly so.
Body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice are not universal forms of communication. This highlights the importance of understanding that these nonverbal cues can vary significantly across different cultures.
In many cultures, certain gestures, facial expressions, and vocal tones may carry different meanings or even be entirely absent. What might be considered a sign of agreement in one culture could signify disagreement or confusion in another. This diversity in nonverbal communication underscores the need for cultural sensitivity and awareness.
By recognising and respecting these cultural differences, we can avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations. It also encourages us to approach cross-cultural interactions with an open mind and a willingness to learn.
In a globalised world where interactions with people from various backgrounds are increasingly common, understanding the nuances of nonverbal communication across cultures becomes essential. It promotes effective communication, fosters mutual respect, and builds bridges of understanding between individuals and communities.
So, yes, acknowledging that body language, facial expression, and tone of voice are not universal but rather culturally influenced is a significant step towards embracing diversity and promoting inclusive communication practices.
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Come on NC!!!!!!
I learned a lot from this video, specially individualism of West and collectivism of East.
Womens in west and east also.
Western people try to solve their problems and quarrels alone, they think that, this is their mistakes and their responsibility.
While eastern people, gather their groups or families and tackle issues in rowdiness. It's more brother brother thing in east.
I agree with your words, but now flow of people from one culture to another is making East little bit west and West little bit east. This is my opinion but people from older generation still oppose this new idea of mixing and adapt to one another.
Thank You for sharing this video. 😊
I must have missed the part where she explained how to debunk or even identify which emotions are "deceptive". surely the message is not to throw emotions out entirely
Por que no? Emotions are a seasoning and should be treated as such.
You are awareness having an experience , only ever right now. The ego ruminates the past ( most often mistakenly), projects an illusory future( more rumination).Vehemently believing one is separate from everything.Emotions are the hack the ego uses to trick us we are separate!Emotions shouldn’t be suppressed, merely observed, as awareness having an experience.
Fantastic!
"Political identities" Lol
I don't care what culture you're from, just because you feel a certain way does not mean the world must change to accommodate you. Although your feelings may say differently, there ARE immutable facts about the world, and regardless of how we feel we have to accept and live with them. That's called "living in reality", and if you decide your feelings are more important than reality that leads us down a pathway of delusion, mental instability, and ultimately the destruction of yourself and those around you.
Living your life and communicating from your perspective does NOT mean you're "imposing cultural biases" or that you are doing harm to anyone. Actually, it's a very good thing, assuming we continue to try to understand and care about one another.
She definitely made sure to include the right buzzwords though, and made it sound like we're all not doing enough, so that's helpful.
Says the bee wildly stinging the bee suit.
Awesome!
We shouldn’t miss the fact that humans share many similarities across cultures, especially in basic emotional expressions. Like, a clenched fist often universally signals anger or aggression, suggesting a need to deescalate a situation. But I get that, cultural nuances do affect how emotions are displayed and interpreted. While some emotional responses are innate, the expression and understanding of these emotions can vary widely across different cultures, but this reflects the complexity of human behaviour.
My second study on emotion today
Watching videos is not studying.
@filiptzanov7912 It can be…
@@filiptzanov7912 it can be categorize as a research. Mini doc I tag it
@@filiptzanov7912 professors post their lectures online ALL the time. Isn't that "watching a video" and therefore not studying by your logic?
@@GooseCee Correct. Listening to e lecture is not studying.
That is quite an interesting perception on emotions. What will be your thoughts on Paul Ekman works regarding universality of facial emotions? He did some incredible work on the subject from paper studies to in-field observation around the world.
As someone that’s lived half in China half in the west my whole life this sounds like a huge exaggeration. Yes, people see things differently, and express them differently, including different bodily movements and facial expressions, but notice the idea of ‘collectivism’ was not fleshed out nearly as much as ‘individualism’ was, it wasn’t clear at all what it meant. And then we were told that anger in Japan means harmony was disrupted 😂😂 sounds like orientalist bullshit to me, I thought we had got past all this simplistic thinking. Believe me, when Japanese people are angry, they look angry just like you do. Seems like they got some health statistics and ran with it, without having a clue about micro mechanisms.
I agree with you. Rather than actual honest observation of reality this seens to be derived from modern American cultural themes. Humans are humans, and given the reality of evolution, the best frame of reference is the world of nature, not a culture that has a gew thousand of years at best, witch many changes.
Second, as pointed out by Ledoux in his latest. We should refer to the mechanisms, not the feelings. Rage is a fight or flight mechanism. Thus similar in all humans and can be modified only little, maybe on its surface by education.
Japanese soldiers in ww2 were not angry, the harmony was just disrupted.
To me, she was talking about the physiological differences (e.g., heart-rate) to the emotion of anger, in different cultures rather than different anger expressions.
Fascinating. I keep replaying the micro movement around the lips and for the life of me I can't see anything. I trust that it would be obvious to my neighbors who are culturally Chinese. Explains so much.
Interesting insights it reminds me of the work marshall rosenberg developed
Interesting 👌
Kristen Lindquist's discussion on emotions and culture brings up thought-provoking points, yet it also leaves room for critique, particularly concerning the importance of scientific literacy.
While Lindquist rightfully highlights the influence of culture on our emotional experiences, her emphasis on emotions as "cultural artifacts" might oversimplify the biological underpinnings. Yes, emotions are undoubtedly shaped by cultural norms and values, but they also have a significant basis in our neurobiology.
The notion that emotions are purely products of culture risks downplaying the fundamental role of our brain's innate mechanisms in emotional processing. Research in neuroscience consistently demonstrates the biological roots of emotions, such as the activation of specific brain regions and the release of neurotransmitters.
Furthermore, Lindquist's discussion on the differences in emotional expressions across cultures, such as the example of anger in the United States versus Japan, is indeed fascinating. However, the interpretation that anger in the U.S. leads to inflammation while in Japan it signals a need to mend bonds could benefit from a more nuanced approach.
Scientific literacy demands that we delve deeper into the complex interplay between culture and biology. For instance, while cultural practices and beliefs undoubtedly influence how we express and interpret emotions, they do not entirely determine the physiological responses within our bodies.
Moreover, Lindquist's assertion about the variability of facial expressions across cultures is insightful. However, it could be expanded upon to emphasise the need for cross-cultural research that considers both universal and culturally specific aspects of emotional expressions.
Scientific literacy calls for a critical examination of research methodologies, data interpretation, and the broader implications of findings. It prompts us to question assumptions and avoid oversimplifications, recognising the intricate web of factors shaping human emotions.
In conclusion, Lindquist's exploration of emotions and culture provides valuable insights, but a more scientifically literate approach would involve a deeper acknowledgment of the intertwined nature of biological and cultural influences on our emotional lives. This nuanced understanding not only enriches our knowledge but also fosters greater empathy and connections across diverse cultural landscapes.
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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 🧠 *Emotions can feel like irrefutable facts and are shaped by culture.*
01:09 🌍 *Emotions are cultural artifacts influenced by biological factors.*
02:45 ❤️ *Different cultures interpret emotions differently, impacting physiological responses.*
04:17 😃 *Facial expressions vary across cultures, influenced by cultural biases.*
05:48 🤝 *Recognizing diverse perceptions can lead to better understanding and connections.*
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She didn’t really teach how. She just pointed it out. I watched to learn how
Good point!
Yea I was hoping to learn something :/
Emotional reasoning. A key to suffering.
Emotional reasoning, the process of making decisions and interpreting reality based solely on our emotions, can indeed be a key factor in prolonged suffering. When we allow our emotions to dictate our thoughts and actions without critical examination, we risk falling into patterns of irrationality and distorted perceptions.
For instance, if we consistently interpret situations through the lens of our emotions, such as assuming the worst because we feel anxious or believing something is true because it makes us angry, we can create unnecessary stress and turmoil in our lives.
Emotional reasoning can lead to a cycle of negative thoughts and behaviours, reinforcing feelings of anxiety, depression, or other forms of emotional distress. This cycle can become self-perpetuating, trapping us in patterns of suffering and preventing us from seeing situations clearly.
Recognising and challenging emotional reasoning is a crucial step towards breaking free from this cycle. By cultivating self-awareness and a healthy sense of emotional regulation, we can learn to differentiate between our emotions and objective reality.
This doesn't mean ignoring or suppressing our emotions, but rather acknowledging them while also questioning their validity in a given situation. It involves stepping back, examining the evidence, and considering alternative perspectives.
Developing skills in emotional intelligence and critical thinking allows us to navigate life's challenges with greater resilience and clarity. We can make more informed decisions, respond more effectively to difficulties, and ultimately reduce our suffering.
In essence, while emotions are a natural and integral part of the human experience, allowing them to solely dictate our perceptions and actions can lead to unnecessary suffering. By cultivating a balanced approach that integrates emotions with rational thought, we empower ourselves to live more authentically and joyfully.
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fantastically written u can explain to children.
Yes we should understand that our perception isn't truth, but still have a logical level of respect for the perceptions of others. Theres isnt truth either.
You have a great deal more to learn, Grasshopper. Like about ownership and responsibility.
I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed forever. I'm a single mother living in Vancouver Canada, bought my first house in October and hoping to retire soon if things keep going smoothly for me.
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The video doesn't seem to explain "how to debunk deceptive emotions". The words "debunk" and "deceptive" don't even appear in the presentation!
This makes me angry because I've been deceived by the title.
I’ll have to reference Ivan Turgenev’s First Love and Torrents of Spring novels I’m a medievalist and romanticist stranded in an uncaring brutish world of baboons clowns and grifters - why do I even bother mentioning Turgenev ? ; because my emotions of first unrequited only love of my soul mate over 30 years ago I want those quantum electrons to spin the same way again but I know it’s impossible so I shield horrific reality and go back to the peaceful shelter of unconditional youthful love I never wanted anything else the world was against us I had no family support she had an irresistible beautiful cutest daughter I still love them with my soul I’m taking this to the grave with me reality sucks and humanity is a curse on the biosphere .
No such thing as deceptive emotions. Emotions just are.
You know how I know you didn’t listen to this video?
Now what if you’re born bilingually or even trilingually? Certainly that would be even more complicated
It makes things less complicated.
Language and culture are of the frontal cortex. Our primitive brain makes all the decisions out of the survival instinct. It contains no language and no culture and it’s pretty universal.
Once you are multicultural and bilingual, this becomes very apparent .
And it’s easy to travel around the world and meet all types of people and be able to understand and communicate, even though you speak different languages.
@@dbencic i mean in a way its more difficult to connect deeply and like how do you identify as part of the culture like many european countries where bilingualism is so common
Feelings are not true. Taking feelings as proof is a cognitive distortion.
Emotions are real but only sadness can be rational. Anger and guilt aren’t rational.
The key to happiness is the quality of our thoughts and our ability to understand our emotions and the ones of other. It called emotional intelligence.
The world is not divided between individualistic societies and colectivist societies. People in Spain and Italy are not colectivist, yet they do gather around a table to eat dinner from a variety of meals that are not catered to individuals but to the family as a whole. Also, there is not concept of family being only the immediate family while the cousins and uncles fall into the relatives category. In Southern Mediterranean countries family includes immediate family as well as extended family. Where Americans say my family to refer to their spouse and child, Mediterranean nations get confused. While a wife and child is family, family is reserved more for the entire family. This distinction of what family means is central to how people behave in those countries. In essence, there is nothing individualistic about Italians or Spaniards, or Portuguese, or Greeks. But there's also no collective cultural aspects either. Collectivist culture shut down individual expression and only allow for minimal freedom of expression in very specific platforms in education and companies. A Spaniard feels just as free to express his or herself as any American citizen would. Please refrain from illustrating the world as either being individualistic or collectivist.
Excellent point.
I think instead of looking at it from a binary POV, it might be useful to look at the individualistic vs collective point she’s making as a spectrum where she pointed out extremes. But I also find it interesting how you brought in your personal bias to try to argue against her point, which is all about how our experiences and culture shape the way see the world - kinda ironic and funny. Nevertheless, I agree with you and prefer mediterranean style collective. Good point.
Psychologists learn about mind and brain but in east mystic teaching is drops the mind. Psychologists never learn about existence. their all experiment on mind and brain. But I am saying to you in every emotion existence is there. You can't understand the reality through the mind. You have to understand the existence so you can understand the mind easily. I was listening today about kabir he was a great Indian mystic just know yourself and you can understand the whole existence. Understand a drop of water and you will understand the ocean. So I am not surprised that in the psychiatry field most diseases are untreatable. Because all your efforts are in mind there is no soul. But I am talking about silence. A psychologist is never talking about, watchfulness, alertness , mindfulness, awareness and I even don't know even if they really understand watchfulness and awareness or in their university, is professors really teach you about it? The main question is if you discover your being. You become whole and healthy. But their all teaching is just based on mind and brain. Basically something wrong in your teaching. I am sczophrenic and I experience existence. But a psychologist doesn't understand being and existence. So how can you treat a patient who is experiencing something beyond psychology.
Συμφωνώ πως μαλλον ειναι η καλυτερη του ταινία. Δεν ειναι ενδιαφέρον που χρησιμοποιούμε τον Κυνόδοντα ως σημείο αναφοράς; Παρά το χαμηλο budhet και την έντονη αλληγορία με τα δυσκολα - κρυμμενα σύμβολα ακόμα την θυμόμαστε συχνα. Και μόνο για αυτό μάλλον κατι θα εκανε σωστά ο Λάνθιμος. Μετα απο αυτη την ταινιαρα το Poor Things αναρωτιέμαι τι αλλο μπορούμε να περιμένουμε. Και μακαρι να μην βρει ταβάνι.
0:13 Weird.
Every counseling course I've experienced...which has been quite a few, so far...began with an explanation of how our emotions are Always Valid...
...Whether or not those emotions are based upon facts, which always confused me a bit.
What if you Completely misunderstood what someone just said to you, and you get mad (justifiably, given your knowledge at the time)?
Now you're dealing with your FeElInGs, while the rest of us understand what's going on, and we're all waiting on you to get your head right.
Are those feelings supposed to be considered as being Valid?..as valid as the feelings of everyone else, who are all tired of you and your whining about feelings (instead of just doing what you're being paid to do)..?
I get that emotions are "real", because we feel their effects.
But...Valid?
And THAT is something which this Dude just can't...and Won't...abide, as your Feelings are not, and won't Be a part of, My reality; not until people learn that their Feelings aren't the most important things in the world.
I feel gaslighted.
Emotions are only deceptive and only obscure perception when a person is in the repressed state. This is called Primal Repression. 99% of everyone is repressed. Unless you have undergone awakening or individuation and purged your backlog of emotions in your unconscious, you will always react disproportionately to the actual circumstance.
Human beings are bound to change, so we strive to get rich. People will regret missing out on investment opportunities in a few years. Investment makes money work.
Are you happy with this addiction “money” lol!? Or satisfied!? Or it’s an endless devastating boring bullshit?!
Yeah yeah… there is no truth… truth is a matter of perspective… so where does that leave empathy? Pure projection? Should have left that with Titchener… life as one long “we can only ever imagine what we can imagine” Rorschach… It makes more sense to me, but then I’m an artist… 😂 ✌🏾❣️
Emotions aren’t truth, they quite literally are perspective
survival is all that matters and that can manifest itself in memes, genes, and kinship@@Curtis006
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Debunk your video now
Some "culture's " will even tell you a Man can get pregnant 😂
There is so much wrong with this view. It continues to show how neuroscience and their method decontextualize the person from their environment.
So, emotions are not universal? Where is this study?
Next station is 'Hamas are peaceful organization'
Stop cherry-picking and tailoring the context please.
@@merickful ok, so what's new information in this video? What is the message?
Cherry-picking of what, btw?
I think the overall message is that everyone feel emotions, but the way we interprete and manifest them, depends on our culture.
Why are certain people not peaceful or only temporarily peaceful? What is peace? @@MaximZemlyanoy
I think it's rather less obvious why the cultural differences exist. And there is some research on that. @@raphmahrez1271
Facts over Feelings. Someone send this to a LGBTXYZ, Blue-haired, Body-Positivity, BLM, Modern-day Feminist, Furrie.... Big Think might get cancelled.
You're actually apart of the issue. You turned a lesson into politics :/
I think you’ve missed the point entirely. Feelings influence a person’s interpretation and even ability to perceive “facts.” It’s not just “their” problem, it’s yours, too… and mine. It’d be nice if we could work on it together.
Wow, imagine being this far off and admitting it in public. How embarrassing for you.
Education has been politicized especially since the government got involved. @@tesstoby
Wow you must be so insightful about others emotions.@@altortugas5979
what a useless talk
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