Emotionality

Emotionality is the observable behavioral and physiological component of emotion. It is a measure of a person's emotional reactivity to a stimulus.^[2] Most of these responses can be observed by other people, while some emotional responses can only be observed by the person experiencing them.^[3] Observable responses to emotion (i.e., smiling) do not have a single meaning. A smile can be used to express happiness or anxiety, while a frown can communicate sadness or anger.^[4] Emotionality is often used by experimental psychology researchers to operationalize emotion in research studies.^[2]

^ Darwin, Charles (1872). The expression of the emotions in man and animals. London, England. pp. 278–309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Reber, A.S.; Reber, E. (2001). The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051451-3.
^ Crawford, J.; Kippax, S.; Onyx, J.; Gault, U. & Benton, P. (1992). Emotion and gender: Constructing meaning from memory. London, England: Sage Publications. pp. 16–18.
^ Hall, J. A.; Carter, J. D.; Horgan, T. G. (2000). Gender differences in nonverbal communication of emotion. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 97–117.

[Darwin,_Charles-1] Darwin, Charles (1872). The expression of the emotions in man and animals. London, England. pp. 278–309.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Penguin_Dictionary-2] Reber, A.S.; Reber, E. (2001). The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051451-3.

[Crawford_et_al.,_ALL-3] Crawford, J.; Kippax, S.; Onyx, J.; Gault, U. & Benton, P. (1992). Emotion and gender: Constructing meaning from memory. London, England: Sage Publications. pp. 16–18.

[Hall_et_al.-4] Hall, J. A.; Carter, J. D.; Horgan, T. G. (2000). Gender differences in nonverbal communication of emotion. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. pp. 97–117.

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