Chapter 11: FEELING EMOTIONS

Question 1

What is the James-Lange theory?

Answer 1

• Emotion-producing situations elicit an appropriate set of physiological responses and behaviours
• emotional feelings are based on what we are doing and on sensory feedback from muscle activity and internal organs.

Question 2

What can feedback from the contraction of facial muscles do?

Answer 2

alter the activity of the autonomic nervous system

Question 3

What is the facial feedback hypothesis?

Answer 3

-particular pattern of movements of facial muscles cause changes in mood

Question 4

According to a study, in what way can muscular movement decrease the ability to experience an emotion?

Answer 4

-interferences of muscular movement associated with a particular emotion decreases ability to experience that emotion

Question 5

According to a study, what can recalling of emotions result in?

Answer 5

Activation of parts of the brain involved in the control of internal organs and detection of sensations

Question 6

According to a study what is the only condition under which facial feedback phenomenon might occur?

Answer 6

when participants do not know they are being observed.

Question 7

Canon-Bard theory?

Answer 7

ANS arousal and conscious fear at the same time

Question 8

Schachter-Singer cognitive arousal theory?

Answer 8

cognitive appraisal of what’s happening and ANS arousal provoke conscious fear