Chapter 13 - Emotions Flashcards
Emotions
A response of the whole organism, involving 1) Physiological arousal, 2) Expressive behaviors & 3) 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 simultaneously triggers 1) psychological responses & 2) The subjective experience of emotion.
Schacter-Singer 2-Factor theory
In order to experience emotion one must be 1) physically aroused & 2) cognitively label the arousal.
Spillover Effect
This occurs when our arousal from one event influences our response to other events. Arousal fuels emotion, cognition channels it.
Polygraph
A machine, commonly used attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration, cardiovascular & breathing changes).
Paul Ekman
Atlas of Emotions with more than 10,000 facial expressions. (micro expressions: very brief occur when someone deliberately or unconsciously conceals the truth).
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
One’s facial expressions can have an effect on emotional experience. (Ex: a woman at a stuffy party forces herself to smile & feels happier as a result)
Catharsis
Emotional release. In psychology, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.
Feel-good, Do-good Phenomenon
People’s 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 (ex: physical & economic indicators) to evaluate people’s quality of life.
Adaption-Level Phenomenon
Our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience.
Relative Deprivation
The perception that one is worse off relative toothless with whom one compares oneself.
