Chapter 11 Flashcards
Affect
Experience or emotion
Two components if effect
Emotions and motivation
Emotion
A mental and physiological feeling state that directs our attention and guides our behaviour.
Motivation
A driving force that initiates and directs behaviour =
Basic Emotions
Anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness and surprise
Cannon - Bard Theory of Emotion
Experience of an emotion is accompanied by physiological arousal
Example of Cannon Bard Theory of Emotion
Becoming aware of danger, out heart rate also increases
James Lange Theory of Emotion
Experience of an emotion is the result of the arousal that we experienc
Example of James Lange Theory of Emotion
We feel sorry because we cry
Angry means we strike
Two factor theory of emotion
The arousal we experience is basically the same across emotions
emotion = arousal + cognition
Excitation Transfer
Phenomenon that occurs when people who are already experiencing arousal from on event tend to also experience unrelated emotions more strongly
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Proposes that the movement of our facial muscles can trigger corresponding emotions
Intrapersonal
Role that emotions play within each of us individually
Interpersonal
Role that emotions that play between individuals within a group
Social and Cultural
Role that emotions play in the maintenance of social order within a society