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Creating Emotion

I was shown this clip in my Abnormal Psychology class. We were studying the effects emotion has on mental health and moods. The purpose of the clip was to observe the immense mood change in just 2 minutes with no words or talking. It really was incredible. Why? Why is the clips so quickly able to change our mood? I am not even sure what kind of mood it creates... For me it instill a feeling of action, empathy, sympathy, and feel good. You are touched by the actions of the little boy with the new red coat, and then you are saddened by the reality of the poor boy, on the streets, trying to stay warm. There is an emotional debate in our state of being. I appreciate this clip because of it's simplicity. The spirit of giving and love is so clearly, and deeply, portrayed in this illustrative narrative. If you would like to invite the Spirit of God into your life, watch this clip:)

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  1. Sarah CoyneJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    This is really a sweet clip - a student shared it with me last semester and I think it sends a great message.

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  2. LauraJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:13 AM

    It reminds me of my language development class. We just talked about how pre/non-verbal intentional communication can be very effective from an infant standpoint in meeting needs and wants. It is amazing that the LDS church has made this clip in a way that no translation is needed from language to language and almost every age can understand most of it. I think Wall-E had the same effect for most of the movie.

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