9 Emotions

Question 1

You interpret or appraise some stimulus (event, object, or thought) in terms of your well- being.

Answer 1

Emotion

Question 2

You have a subjective
feeling such as fear
or happiness.

Answer 2

emotion

Question 3

You experience physiological
responses such as change in heart
rate or breathing.

Answer 3

emotion

Question 4

You may show observable behaviors
such as smiling or crying.

Answer 4

emotion

Question 5

functions of emotions

Answer 5

 Prepare us for action
 Shape our future behavior
 Halp us interact more effectively with others

Question 6

 This theory was independently
proposed in the late 1800s by two
psychologists, William James and Carl Lange. They emphasize physiological patterns as causing emotional feelings.

Answer 6

James-Lange Theory

Question 7

Sequence for emotional feelings (james-lange theory)

Answer 7

1. event
2. arousal
3. interpretation
4. emotion

Question 8

1. Stimulus triggers different
   physiological changes in your body.
2. Your brain interprets different
   patterns of physiological changes.
3. Different physiological changes
   produce different emotions
4. You may or may not show
   observable responses.

Answer 8

sequence for emotional feelings (James-Lange Theory)

Question 9

states that we feel emotions and
experience physiological reactions such as sweating, trembling and muscle tension simultaneously.

Answer 9

The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

Question 10

first to show that thoughts are
important in generating and
identifying emotional feelings; it also
explains that some stimuli cause a
person to feel physiologically aroused
and the person explains the arousal
feeling by interpreting environmental
cues as causing the emotional feeling

Answer 10

Schachter-Singer Theory

Question 11

1. Injection of hormone causes physiological arousal.
2. Explanation of physiological arousal by using situational cues.
3. Depending on situation, subjects feel
   different emotions.
4. Showing of observable behaviors that
   matched emotions.

Answer 11

sequence for emotional feelings (Schachter-Singer Theory)

Question 12

This theory assumes that your
interpretation or appraisal of a situation is often the primary cause of emotions.

Answer 12

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

Question 13

sequence for emotional feelings of cognitive appraisal theory

Answer 13

1. Stimulus
2. Appraisal
3. Emotion
4. Bodily Responses

Question 14

sequence of emotional feelings of schachter-singer theory

Answer 14

1. stimulus
2. bodily arousal
3. cognitive interpretation
4. emotion

Question 15

This theory says that, in some
situations, you feel an emotion before
you have time to interpret or appraise
the situation.

Answer 15

affective-primacy theory

Question 16

sequence for emotional feelings of affective-primacy theory

Answer 16

1. Stimulus
2. Emotion
3. Appraisal
4. Bodily Responses

Question 17

controlling your emotions better

Answer 17

• be prepared
• Know your emotional triggers and stay away from them.
• Think about how your emotions and actions affect others.
• Exercise regularly
• Be aware of when you are starting to
  get upset.

Question 18

If you’re tense, feel the tightness in your
stomach, increase heart rate, do the
following:

Answer 18

1. deep breathing exercises
2. STOP and think before you act.
3. Walk away.
4. Hum or sing