For my research essay I will be speaking about how as humans we naturally don’t show vulnerability to others because we are afraid it will make us look weak, but when we see other people being vulnerable we consider them as strong for opening up. Emotions are necessary for a human being to show but some emotions are perceived differently. In my research essay I am eager to find articles and studies conducted that support my claim about how the human mind perceives emotions differently. I am personally amazed by how crying has always automatically represented vulnerability and sadness for us humans. I will use supporting arguments such as the mind playing tricks on you, reactions of specific emotions, the different types of emotions but mainly the different types of tears. I am expecting to find claims and articles that also don’t support my hypothesis in which explains how there is no variety of emotions. I will also write about the difference in gender and ages and how different groups perceive emotions and vulnerability.
Background: This article talks about how visual perception and emotion are considered two different things. It contains a research study by scientists that conducted an experiment where they studied emotional influence on perception.
How I plan to use it: I plan to use it in my paper to explain how age, perception, gender all influence how the person views emotion. It will support as evidence to how emotion is perceived differently.
2. https://secure.tutorsglobe.com/Atten_files/237_What-it-is-and-why-it-matters.pdf
Background: The article talks about emotional intelligence and its importance. It includes research from other authors and examples of how they have used emotional intelligence.
How I plan to use it: I plan to use this in my paper to back up my claim of how emotion is important and how we perceive it. This can also address the importance of having emotional intelligence to react in vulnerable situations.
Background: The article talks about the ability to express and accurately identify emotions. The article also presents a study of how people express and detect emotions during communication via text.
How I plan to use it: I plan to use it to explain the difference of people react and identify emotions in person and in text. Since we are not present to actually view the emotion correctly does that alter our response and sympathy?
4. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009544701931201X?via%3Dihub
Background: The different types of infant cries and how they are categorized. The studies show the meaning behind the cries and how to identify them correctly.
How I plan to use it: I plan to use it to back up my claim of the different type of cries/tears not only in infants but in adults as well. I will also try to find an article for different adult cries.
5. https://go-gale-com.ezproxy.rowan.edu/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=rowan&id=GALE%7CA287750494&v=2.1&it=r&aty=ip
Background: A study that explained the difference in adult crying. It explains the differences in the individual icual cries and the reasons behind the actions.
How I plan to use it: I plan to use it to explain the different emotions and tears in adults. I think it would help my hypothesis which the claims of how emotions can be perceived differently by gender, age, race etc.
Counterintuitive Fall 2024 