The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . -CHYINCI ). That, crvinn is the risiill. of stiiimlatioii to motor acti\it y is wpll shown bythese plioto^raplis. In A the l>al)ys liottle is Ijcinfi; lield just Ijeyond hisreach and the position of liis Ijaiiils sh<i\vs that lie is ready to take it, liut as itisnot Riven to him, his aetivation IiikLs expression in moderate eryinp;. In \i tli(^ Ijottle has been carried out of his siglit., the aetivation has in-creased ami is expressed by increased crying and by rapid arm motions. 104 PAIN, LAITGHTER, AND CRYING 105 expl
The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . -CHYINCI ). That, crvinn is the risiill. of stiiimlatioii to motor acti\it y is wpll shown bythese plioto^raplis. In A the l>al)ys liottle is Ijcinfi; lield just Ijeyond hisreach and the position of liis Ijaiiils sh<i\vs that lie is ready to take it, liut as itisnot Riven to him, his aetivation IiikLs expression in moderate eryinp;. In \i tli(^ Ijottle has been carried out of his siglit., the aetivation has in-creased ami is expressed by increased crying and by rapid arm motions. 104 PAIN, LAITGHTER, AND CRYING 105 explanation of many phenomena. We can understandjwhylaughter and crying are 80 frequently interchangeal)le; whythey often blend and why either gives a sense of relief; we. Fig. 35.—Sleeping energy expended in his waking aetivities being restored in sleep. Com-pare with Figs. 33 and 34. can understand why either laughter or crying can come onlywhen the issue that causes the integration is determined;we can understand the extraordinary tendency to laughterthat discloses the unspoken sentiments of love; we can 106 THE EMOTIONS understand the tears (if the woman when she receives a pro-posal of marriage from the man she loves; we can under-stand why any averted circumstance, such as a threatenedbreach of the conventions, which would have led to embar-rassment or humiUation, leads to a tendency to laughter;and why the recital of heroic deeds by association leads totears. On the other hand, under the domination of acutediseases, of acute fear, or of great exhaustion, there is usuallyneither laughter nor crying because the nervous system isunder the control of a dominating influence as a result ofwhich the body is so exhausted that the excess o
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