17 Flashcards
Evaluate the Self-Report presented as Euphoric or Angry
a. All Ps’ self-reports were on happy side
b. Thus the self-report alone shows that S&S failed to produce any anger with the questionnaire.
c. However S&S argued that it could be seen behaviorally
Evaluate Lab Experiments?
Lab studies as always tend to be “artificial” and thus may lack ecological validity.
a. Certainly in the case of this study it can be argued that the experiment lacked mundane realism as stated by S&S themselves
b. Only male subjects so lacks generalization
How is the James-Lange Theory NOT supported?
There is no evidence that all emotions have a distinctly different pattern of autonomic responses
How is the Cannon Bard Theory NOT supported?
Cannon Bard is not supported as it cannot be said that all emotions have the exact same autonomic response.
What is the PlayBoy Magazine Study?
One study showed men pictures from Playboy magazine while playing their heart rate back for them as they looked at the picture.
How did the Play Boy Study test False-feedback can influence your cognitive appraisal
Some pictures were given “false-feedback” where the heart rate played back was artificially high
What was the result of the Play Boy Study?
The result was that the Ss later rated these pictures as more attractive or arousing than other pictures even though the heart rate increase was a deception.
