Cloud Judgement

Can emotion cloud one’s judgement, perception, or thought processes? Emotions are feelings that one experiences that are caused by chemicals in the brain such as serotonin, dopamine and other neurochemicals that can affect one’s state of being. With the right chemicals flowing to the correct position in the brain, even the most horrid disgusting women could appear to be beautiful maidens whose beauty is beyond reproach to the person whose chemicals are being released because their thinking is determined by the processes of the brain, the ones identical to the ones effected by the chemicals that cause one to experience these changes. The brain influences the body as a whole so it is no stretch to conclude that the mind being affected by these …show more content…
They work hand in hand with the way we think about an issue or situation because we are creatures of our feelings, lacking the ability to be unbiased as hard as we wish to try. Predicting emotions can help us understand the decisions that one may make. How we feel about an outcome may overrule our rational thinking processes. Emotions are therefore considered to be irrational occurrences that cloud judgment and distort reasoning. For example in school, art projects are due and you and your good friend both turn in excellent art and receive an A for your hard work. His or her project, as outstanding as it may be, you may still be convinced that you have done a better job as experiencing what you are u criticize his art more than you would have if you did not feel threatened by his art prowess compared to your own. You may have criticized the presentation in areas where they may be non existent to others or even at all. This may be a matter of your perception however in the end what is causing you to perceive the presentation in a more negative than positive manner is your emotion of jealousy, common when one lacks confidence in themselves to perform as well as the person whom they are criticizing. Discrete emotions of jealousy, anger, and hate overpower our initial rationale cognitive to cause us to do things otherwise unfounded in our normal