CED Unit 4 (Emotion)

Question 1

Affect

Answer 1

Emotion

Question 2

Internal and External factors

Answer 2

Appraisal of our internal physical state (heart & stress) vs. appraisal of our external situation (danger, social situation, etc.)

Question 3

Physiological vs Cognitive Experiences

Answer 3

Physiological-heart rate, physical changes with emotion vs. Cognitive-what we think

Question 4

Cognitive Label

Answer 4

The mental process of interpreting and assigning a name or label to a physiological arousal (like a racing heart) to understand and experience a specific emotion (like fear)

Question 5

Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

Answer 5

Facial expression influences emotions as well as reflects them

Question 6

Cognitive Appraisal

Answer 6

What you think you’re experiencing

Question 7

Display Rules

Answer 7

Permissible ways of showing emotion in a particular society (women might show more emotion in some countries vs. others is vice versa)

Question 8

Elicitors

Answer 8

Stimuli that trigger specific behaviors, emotions, or thoughts