7.4 Emotion

Question 1

What are the three components of emotion?

Answer 1

1. physiological
2. behavioral
3. cognitive

Question 2

What are the six major universal emotions?

Answer 2

1. happiness
2. sadness
3. surprise
4. fear
5. disgust
6. anger

Question 3

What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

Answer 3

asserts that a moderate level of arousal creates optimal performance; too little arousal leads to complacency and too much arousal can be overwhelming

Question 4

What is the James-Lange Theory of emotion?

Answer 4

emotional experience is the result of physiological responses

Question 5

What is the Cannon-Bard Theory of emotion?

Answer 5

asserts that the physiological and cognitive aspects of emotion occur simultaneously and collectively lead to the behavioral reaction

Question 6

What is the Schachter-Singer Theory of Emotion?

Answer 6

asserts that the experience of physiological arousal occurs first and is follows by a conscious cognitive interpretation that allows for identification of the emotion