chapter 10 definitions Flashcards
the kind of emotion that one experiences (positive or negative)
Emotional Content
the way the emotion is experienced (degree of mood variability)
Emotional Style
feelings of closeness, connectedness, and bondedness in loving relationships. Gives rise to feelings of warmth
Intimacy
drives that lead to romance, physical attraction, and sexual consummation
Passion
in the short-term, the decision that one loves a certain other, and in the long-term, to one’s commitment to maintain that love
Commitment
maintains a body weight (BMI = Body Mass Index) that is below a minimally normal level for age, sex, developmental trajectory, and physical health
Anorexia Nervosa
binge eating and compensation must occur, on average, at least once per week for 3 months
bulimia Nervosa
Stimulus→Feeling →Arousal
Common sense view of emotion
Stimulus→Arousal→Emotion
James-Lange Theory
↗Arousal
Stimulus
↘Emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory
Stimulus→Arousal→cognitive interpretation→Emotion
schachter & Singer Two-factor Theory
the finding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends and lovers.
The Propinquity Effect
the finding that the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more we like it.
Mere Exposure Effect
the needs, wants, interests, and desires that propel people in certain directions, propel us to achieve important goals.
Motives
a state of physiological equilibrium or stability, to behaviour.
homeostasis
is an internal state of tension that motivates an organism to engage in activities that should reduce this tension.
A drive
is an external goal that has the capacity to motivate behaviour.
An incentive
the condition of being overweight.
obesity
refers to a person’s preference for emotional and sexual relationships with individuals of the same sex, the other sex, or either sex.
Sexual orientation
those with an other-sex orientation, seek emotional–sexual relationships with members of the other sex
Heterosexuals
the need to associate with others and maintain social bonds.
The affiliation motive
involves being ignored and excluded by others in your social environment.
Ostracism
is the need to master difficult challenges, to outperform others, and to meet high standards of excellence.
The achievement motive
involves (1) a subjective conscious experience (the cognitive component), accompanied by (2) bodily arousal (the physiological component), and (3) characteristic overt expressions (the behavioural component)
Emotion
