Chapter 13 Flashcards
Emotions
A response in the whole organism’s physiological 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 rousing 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
Spillover Effect
When our arousal from one event influences our response to other events
Polygraph
Lie detector device
Paul Ekman
Studied facial muscles involved in emotions - they are universal
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Facial expressions amplify our emotions by activating muscles associated with specific states and the body responds as though we were experiencing those states
Catharsis
Emotional release, by expressing our anger we can reduce it
Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenomenon
The tendency of people to be helpful when they are in a good mood
Subjective Well-Being
A person’s sense of satisfaction with his or her life
Adaptation-Level Phenomenon
Refers to our tendency to judge things relative to our prior intelligence - previously experienced
Relative Deprivation
The perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare ourselves
