Chapter 13 Flashcards
James-Lange theory
Theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
Emotions
A response of the whole organism, involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors and conscious experience
Cannon-bard theory
Theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion
Schachter-singer two-factor theory
In order to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
Polygraph
Machine used to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion
Catharsis
“Releasing aggressive energy (through act or fantasy ) relieves aggressive urges. Emotional release
Feel-good, do-good phenomenon
Peoples tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
Subjective well-being
Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life
Adaptation-level phenomenon
Our tendency to judge various stimuli relative to those we have previously experienced
Relative deprivation
The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself
Difficult task….
Low arousal
Easy task…
High arousal
Positive moods happen in the…
Left frontal lobes
Negative thoughts happen more in the ….
Right frontal lobe
Spill over effect
Occurs when our arousal from one event influences our response to other events
