10.4 Emotion

Question 1

emotion

Answer 1

subjective state of being often described as feelings

Question 2

components of emotion

Answer 2

physiological arousal, psychological appraisal, and subjective experience

Question 3

James-Lange theory

Answer 3

emotions arise from physiological arousal

Question 4

Cannon Bard theory

Answer 4

physiological arousal and emotional experience occur at the same time

Question 5

Schachter-Singer two-factor theory

Answer 5

emotions consist of two factors: physiological and

cognitive

Question 6

polygraph

Answer 6

lie detector test that measures physiological arousal of individuals as they answer a series of
questions

Question 7

cognitive-mediational theory

Answer 7

our emotions are determined by our appraisal of the stimulus

Question 8

basolateral complex

Answer 8

part of the brain with dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain;
it is critical for classical conditioning and attaching emotional value to memory

Question 9

central nucleus

Answer 9

part of the brain involved in attention and has connections with the hypothalamus and
various brainstem areas to regulate the autonomic nervous and endocrine systems’ activity

Question 10

cultural display rule

Answer 10

one of the culturally specific standards that govern the types and frequencies of emotions that are acceptable

Question 11

Body language

Answer 11

emotional expression through body position or movement