Chapter 13 Flashcards
The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion arousing stimuli
James-Lange Theory
A response in the whole organism physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
Emotions
The theory that an emotion rousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory
In order to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal.
Schachter-Singer Two Factor Theory
Lie detector
Polygraph
Emotional release, by expressing our anger we can reduce it
Catharsis
The tendency of people to be helpful when they are in a good mood
Feel good, do good phenomenon
A persons sense of satisfaction with his or her life
Subjective well-being
Refers to our tendency to judge things relative to our prior intelligence
-previously experienced
Adaption level phenomenon
When our arousal from one event influences our response to other events
Spillover Effect
Is the perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare ourselves
Relative deprivation
Facial expressions amplify are emotions by activating muscles associated with specific states and the body responds as though we were experiencing those states
Facial feedback hypothesis
