Ch. 6: Emotion

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

A brief, specific response, both psychological and physiological, that helps people meets goals, including social goals

Question 2

Appraisal Process

Answer 2

the first component of emotion; patterns of construal for evaluating events and object in the environment based on their relation to current goals

appraisal processes initiate emotions

Question 3

What are the 5 components of emotion?

Answer 3

1. Appraisale process
2. psychological response
3. expressive behaviour
4. subjective feeling
5. action tendencies

Question 4

Emotion Accent

Answer 4

a specific way people from different cultures express a particular emotion

Question 5

Focal Emotion

Answer 5

an emotion that is especially common within a particular culture

Question 6

Some focal Emotions of interdependent cultures

Answer 6

shame 
embarrassment
honor 
contempt 
calmness

Question 7

A key focal emotion of western cultures

Answer 7

excitement

Question 8

Affect Valuation Theory

Answer 8

emotions that promote important cultural ideals are valued and will tend to pay a more important role in the social lives of individuals

Question 9

Display Rule

Answer 9

a culturally specific rule that governs, when, and to whom people express emotion

Question 10

How do emotions solve the commitment problem?

Answer 10

1. by expressing certain emotions we signal commitment to overs well being
2. emotions can motivate us to but aside our own self interest to benefit another

Question 11

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Answer 11

The ability to express, recognize and use emotions will within social interactions

Question 12

What 4 skills is Emotional Intelligence defined by?

Answer 12

1. accurately perceive others emotions
2. ability to understand one’s own emotions
3. using current feelings to make good choices
4. ability to manage emotions to the appropriate situation

Question 13

How do emotions shape perception?

Answer 13

Perceptions are consistent with current emotional states and can prime behaviour and influence broader judgment

Question 14

Broaden and Build hypothesis

Answer 14

The idea that positive emotions broaden thoughts and actions, helping people build social resources

Question 15

Social intuitionist model of moral judgment

Answer 15

The idea that people have fast emotional reactions to morally relevant events, and then rely on reason to arrive at a judgment of right or wrong

Question 16

Moral foundations theory

Answer 16

A theory proposing that there are five evolved, universal moral domains in which specific emotions guide moral judgments

Question 17

What are the 5 domains of the moral foundations theory?

Answer 17

1. Care/Harm
2. fairness/cheating
3. loyalty/betrayal
4. authority/subversion
5. purity/degradation

Question 18

Affective Forecasting

Answer 18

Predicting future emotions, such as whether an event will result in happiness or anger (ect) and for how long

Question 19

Immune neglect

Answer 19

the tendency for people to underestimate their capacity to be resilient in responding to difficult life events, which leads them to overestimate the extent to which life’s problems will reduce their personal well-being

Question 20

Focalism

Answer 20

The tendency to focus too much on central aspect of an event while neglecting the possible impact of associated factors or other events

Question 21

Duration neglect

Answer 21

giving relative unimportance to the length of an emotional experience, whether pleasurable or unpleasant, in judging and remembering the overal experience

Question 22

How are emotions based on evolutionary principals?

Answer 22

Emotions enable people to respond quickly and effectively to threats and opportunities related to survival