Chapter 8- Emotion and Motivation Development Flashcards
Emotion
Positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity.
James-Lange theory
theory about the relationship between emotional experience and physiological activity suggesting that stimuli trigger activity in the autonomic nervous system, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain
Cannon-Bard theory
theory about the relationship between emotional experience and physiological activity suggesting that a stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and emotional experience in the brain
Two-factor theory
theory about the relationship between emotional experience and physiological activity suggesting that emotions are inferences about the cases of undifferentiated physiological arousal
Appraisal
an evaluation of the emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus that is performed by the amygdala
Emotion regulation
the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies to influence one’s emotional experience
Reappraisal
strategy that involves changing one’s emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus
Emotional expression
any observable sign of an emotional state
Affective forecasting
process by which people predict their emotional reactions to future events
Universal hypothesis
hypothesis that emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone
Facial feedback hypothesis
hypothesis that emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify
Display rules
norms for the control of emotional expression
Motivation
purpose for or cause of an action
Hedonic principle
notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain
Homeostasis
tendency for a system to take action to keep itself in a particular state
