Chapter 13- Emotion Flashcards
James- Lange theory
The 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 (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience.
Cannon-Bard theory
The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.
Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
The theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.
Spillover effect
The tendency for emotions from one event to spillover and influence feelings over another event.
Polygraph
A machine, commonly used attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration, cardiovascular, and breathing changes).
Paul Ekman
Studied facial expressions (fake versus real smile). Defined expression as one of 46 action units.
Facial feedback hypothesis
Facial movement can influence emotional experience (forcing to smile at an event will make it more enjoyable).
Catharsis
Emotional release. In psychology, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) to relieve aggressive urges.
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. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate people’s quality of life.
Adaptation- level phenomenon
Our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, lights, income) relative to neutral leveled defined by our prior experience.
Relative deprivation
The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself.
