9.8 Flashcards
The “feeling” aspect of consciousness,
characterized by a certain physical arousal, a
certain behavior that reveals the ____ to
the outside world, and an inner awareness of
feelings.
emotion
___ physically,
when a person experiences an emotion,
an arousal is created by the
sympathetic nervous system
Physiology of Emotion -
___ Originally
designed as a kind of “lie
detector” test in the early 1900s.
Polygraph Test -
___ is also involved in
pleasure-seeking behaviors and
in the facial expressions of
human emotions.
Amygdala
___ travel to
the amygdala by both a
fast, crude “low road”
(subcortical) and a slower
but more involved cortical
“high road”
Emotional stimuli
Positive emotions are
associated with the ___
left
frontal lobe of the brain,
whereas negative feelings
such as sadness, anxiety,
and depression seem to be
a function of the___
right
frontal lobe.
In identifying emotions on
another person’s face, the ____is more active,
especially in women (Voyer &
Rodgers, 2002).
right
hemisphere
This hemisphere
dominance becomes more
pronounced in ___,
with children showing less
ability to identify negative
emotions compared to
positive ones
adulthood
Early studies also suggest
that facial recognition is
primarily assigned to the
____
right hemisphere.
Common brain areas
involved in emotional
regulation include the
___
lateral prefrontal cortex,
anterior cingulate cortex,
and amygdala.
Distraction primarily
engages the ___
anterior
cingulate cortex,
while
reappraisal is supported
by the ___
lateral orbitofrontal
cortex.
encompasses the outward
expression of emotions through facial
expressions, body language, vocal tone,
and actions.
Behavior of Emotion: Emotional
Expression -
___ proposed
that emotions are a result of
evolution, suggesting that facial
expressions are universal across
cultures because they evolved to
convey specific information to
others.
Charles Darwin (1898)
learned ways of
controlling displays of emotion in
social settings._
Display rules -
refers to the process of
interpreting and evaluating the
emotional significance of a situation or
stimulus. It involves assessing the
context, meaning, and implications of
the event.
Subjective Experience: Labeling
Emotion -
This labeling process can be
termed the __
as it involves retrieving
memories, perceiving context,
and assigning a label.
○ Influenced by language and
culture.
“cognitive element,”
