Ch 9.10-9.12: emotion Flashcards
Which division of the nervous system is working when we experience emotions?
sympathetic division of the nervous system
Paul Ekman and his colleagues gathered abundant evidence demonstrating the universality of at least ________ facial expressions of basic emotions.
seven
_______ can vary from culture to culture, and refer to socially acceptable ways of showing emotion in public settings.
display rules
To explain the human universality and variability of emotions, Paul Ekman and his associates:
proposed the concept of “display rules,” which are culturally variable rules for when and how emotions can be expressed
Which theory states that a stimulus triggers physiological changes that produce emotion?
James-Lange Theory
Which sequence of events in emotional responses is characteristic of the James-Lange theory of emotion?
stimulus -> physiological changes -> emotion
Which statement BEST reflects the James-Lange theory of emotion?
we see a monster, our hearts race, we feel fear
Which statement about emotions would have most likely been made by William James?
when something happens, you body reacts, then you experience an emotion
Which theory of emotion states that your body reacts before you experience an emotion?
James-Lange
You are walking through a store when you run into a friend whom you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?
you experience physiological changes follower by a feeling of happiness
The ________ theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes.
James-Lange
Which statement is MOST consistent with the James-Lange theory of emotion?
“I’m happy because I laugh.”
Seeing a snake, experiencing increased heart rate and rapid breathing, and then becoming frightened is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.
James-Lange
One of the problems associated with asthma is that once patients experience difficulty breathing, they often make their symptoms worse by concentrating on them and/or worrying about them. Consequently, many doctors include relaxation exercises as part of a treatment program to prevent
patients from making their asthmatic reactions worse. This example of how our awareness of physiological changes can influence or even cause subsequent emotions is MOST supportive of which of the following theories of emotion?
James-Lange
Which theory of emotion emphasizes the role of the thalamus in emotional experience?
Cannon-Bard theory
What is the correct sequence of events in emotional response according to the Cannon-Bard theory?
stimulus -> emotion AND physiological changes (simultaneous)
You are walking in the forest and see a bear. According to the Cannon-Bard theory, what happens next?
you experience physiological changes and a feeling of fear simultaneously
Which theory of emotion states that the experience of emotion occurs simultaneously with biological changes?
Cannon-Bard theory
Which is the BEST explanation of the Cannon-Bard theory?
Bodily arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously
The idea that bodily arousal and the experience of emotion arise in tandem forms the essence of ________ theory of emotional experience.
the Cannon-Bard
Seeing a snake, and then simultaneously running away from it and becoming frightened, is the sequence of events postulated by _______ theory.
the Cannon-Bard
Karl Lashley, a prominent neuroscientist, argued that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body. Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?
the Cannon-Bard theory
Which statement reflects the core idea of the facial feedback hypothesis?
information from facial muscles intensifies emotional experiences
facial feedback is defined as:
the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the emotion being expressed
