Chapter 12: Emotions and Stress Flashcards
Emotion
A response of the whole organism involving physical arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
James-Lange Theory
The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
Cannon-Bard Theory
The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of that emotion
Two-Factor Theory
Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
Polygraph
A machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several physiological responses accompanying emotion
Catharsis
Emotional release. In psychology, the C hypothesis, maintaining that releasing aggressive energy relieves aggressive urges
Feel Good, Do Good Phenomenon
People’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
Subject Well-Being
Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life used along with measures of objective well-being to evaluate the quality of life
Adaption-Level Phenomenon
Our tendency to form judgments relative neutral events defined by our prior experiences
Relative Deprivation
The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself
Cognition
Thought processes (thinking, understanding, analyzing)
2 Dimensions of Emotion
Emotional valence and emotional arousal- spectrum on which emotions can fall (See charts and graphs)
Emotional Valence
The attractiveness or aversiveness of an event (perceived positively or negatively)
Spillover Effect
Our response to one event that spills over and influences our response to another
Nonverbal Communication
Gestures, facial expressions, etc. which all indicate emotion despite lack of speech
