***Chapter 10: Emotion + Motivation Flashcards
emotion
mental state or feeling associated with our evaluation of our experiences
discrete emotions theory
-emphasizes emotions as evolved expressions
-theory that people experience a small # of distinct emotions based on distinct biological roots
-emotional reactions come before thoughts about them; as products of innate motor programs
Ekman’s discrete emotions theory
primary emotions
small # of emotions believed by some theorists to be cross-culturally universal
Ekman’s discrete emotions theory
what are the 8 emotions identified by Ekman
-fear
-anger
-sadness
-joy
-suprise
-disgust
-contempt
-pride
cultural differences in emotion expression
-the finding that certain emotions exist across most or all cultures doesn’t mean that cultures are identical in their emotional expressions
-culture can influence the overt expression of emotion
display rules
cross-cultural guidelines for how/when to express emotions
physiology of being angry
-heart rate increases
-digestive system speeds up
anger is related to what portion of brain
region of frontal cortex behind eyes
physiology of being fearful
-heart rate increases
-digestive system slows down
fear is related to what part of the brain
amygdala
disguist is related to what part of the brain
insula, region within limbic system
happiness + sadness physiological response
similar in brain activation
one/multiple brain regions participate in all emotions
multiple
Duchenne smile
genuine smile
Pan Am smile
fake smile
-just the corner of the mouth but the eyes don’t wrinkle with the smile
cognitive theories of emotion
-think first, feel later
-theories proposing that emotions are products of thinking
-the way we interpret a situation influences what we feel in response to it
are there discrete emotions in cognitive theories of emotion?
-no- the boundaries across emotions are blurry
-there are as many different emotions as there are different kinds of thoughts
James-Lange theory of emotion
proposes that emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli
-seeing a bear -> heart pounds, palms sweat, feet run -> I conclude I am scared
somatic
physical
Somatic market theory of emotion
we consciously + instantaneously use our gut reactions, especially our automatic responses (heart rate, sweating) to guage how we should react
-seeing a bear -> with my heart pounding, palms sweating, I decided to run away
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion
proposes that an emotion-provoking event leads simultaneously to an emotion + bodily reactions
-seeing a bear -> I feel scared + run away quickly
Schachter + Singer 2-factor theory
2 psychological events are required to produce an emotion
-an undifferentiated state of arousal (same state across all emotions)
-an attribution/explanation of that arousal
-seeing a bear -> I become physically aroused + try to figure out the source of that arousal (the bear) -> I label this arousal as fear, which is the emotion I experience
mere exposure effect
repeated exposure to a stimulus makes us more likely to feel favorably towards it
facial feedback hypothesis
blood vessels in the face feed back temperature information in the brain, altering our experience of emotions
nonverbal leakage
an unconscious spillover of emotions into nonverbal behavior
illustrators
gestures that highlight/accentuate speech
-move hand forward to make a point
manipulators
gestures in which one body part strokes, presses, bites, or otherwise touches another body part
-twirl our hair, bite nails
emblems
gestures that convey conversational meanings recognized by a culture
-nodding head, crossing fingers
proxemics
the study of personal space
public distance
12 feet or more
-public speaking
social distance
4-12 feet
-conversations among strangers + acsual acquiantances
personal distance
1.5-4 feet
-conversations among close friends or romantic partners
intimate distance
0-1.5 feet
-typically used for kissing, hugging, whispering, affectionate touching
polygraph test (controlled question test)
measures physiological responses following 3 major types of yes-no questions (relevant, irrelevant, control questions)
guilty knowledge test
assuming criminals harbor concealed knowledge about the crime that innocent people don’t
brain-scanning techniques
measuring suspects’ EEG following each item, brain fingerprinting, fMRI
truth serum
chemical version of polygraph test
integrity test
pencil + paper questionnaire on history of stealing, attitudes towards stealing, perceptions of others’ honesty
Pinocchio response
supposedly perfect physiological or behavioral indicator of lying
the polygraph as well as most lie-detection techniques rest on what assumption
Pinocchio reponse
-people’s bodily reactions give them away when they lie
broaden + build theory
happiness predisposes us to think more openly, allowing us to see the big picture we might have otherwise overlooked, find novel solutions to problems, seek more opportunities, + have better social lives
positivity effect
tendency for people to remember more positive than negative information with age
affective forecasting
predicting our own + others’ happiness
durability bias
belief that both our good + bad moods will last longer than they do
hedonic treadmill
the tendency for our moods to adapt to external circumstances
hedonic treadmill hypothesis
we begin life with a genetically influenced happiness “set point” from which we bounce up + down in response to short-term life events
self-esteem
evaluation of our worth
narcissism
-a personality trait marked by extreme self-centeredness
-respond to negative evaluations by bombarding their opponents with louder noises