5.2 Emotion

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

a state of mind, or feeling, that is subjectively experienced based on circumstances, mood, and relationships.

Question 2

Three Elements of Emotion

Answer 2

• Cognitive
• Behavioral
• Physiological

Question 3

The 7 universal emotions

Answer 3

• happiness
• sadness
• contempt
• surprise
• fear
• disgust
• anger

Question 4

James-Lange theory of emotion

Answer 4

nervous sys arousal leads to a cognitive response in which the emotion is labeled

Question 5

Cannon-Bard theory of emotion

Answer 5

the simultaneous arousal of the nervous sys and cognitive response lead to action

Question 6

Schachter-Singer theory [aka cognitive arousal theory OR two-factor theory]

Answer 6

• nervous sys arousal and interpretation of context lead to a cognitive response
• Both arousal and the labeling of arousal based on enviro must occur in order for an emotion to be experienced

Question 7

Cognitive appraisal

Answer 7

to feel an emotion, one must consciously analyze the enviro in relation to nervous sys arousal

Question 8

limbic sys

Answer 8

the primary nervous sys component involved in experiencing emotion and motivation

Question 9

Parts of the Limbic system

Answer 9

• Amygdala
• Thalamus
• Hypothalamus
• Hippocampus

Question 10

explicit memory sys (hippocampus)

Answer 10

Aka the conscious memory, is the memory of experiencing the actual emotion. These are episodic memories and are considered memories about emotions than stored emotions. Produces a conscious memory of the experience

Question 11

implicit memory sys (amygdala)

Answer 11

The unconscious memory aka emotional memory. This is the storage of the actual feelings of emotion associated w/ an event. When experiencing a similar event later on, emotions may be retrieved. Determines the expression of past emotions

Question 12

Ability to distinguish and interest facial expressions is controlled by

Answer 12

• the temporal lobe and some input from the occipital lobe

- R hemisphere is more active

Question 13

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 13

• involved w/ planning, expressing personality, and making decisions.
• Located in the anterior portion of the frontal lobe
• Receives arousal input from the brainstem, coordinating arousal and cognitive states
• L prefrontal cortex = pos emotions; R prefrontal cortex = neg emotions

Question 14

dorsal prefrontal cortex

Answer 14

associated with attention and cognition

Question 15

ventral prefrontal cortex

Answer 15

critical for experiencing emotion

Question 16

ventromedial prefrontal cortex

Answer 16

involved in controlling emotional responses from the amygdala and decision-making