Chapter Review Flashcards
Define: emotion
- involves physiological changes in face, brain, sympathetic nervous system
- cognitive interpretations
- tendencies toward action
Emotions are influenced by ____ norms
-cultural norms
Primary emotions are…
-biologically based and believed to be universal
Secondary emotions are…
-emotions that vary by culture
Functions of facial expression include…
- identifying our emotions through facial feedback
- expressing emotion
- faking emotion
The polygraph machine is assumed to detect lies, ,but it actually detects…
-emotional arousal
People’s ____, _____, and _____ of events generate different emotions.
- beliefs
- interpretations
- perceptions
The left prefrontal cortex specializes in…
The right prefrontal cortex specializes in…
- positive emotion and approaching
- negative emotion and escaping
________ are involved in empathy, imitation, and ability to read other people’s emotions
-mirror neurons
During experience of any emotion, what 2 hormones produce a state of arousal?
-epinephrine and norepinephrine
______ evaluates incoming emotion, especially anger and fear.
-amygdala
_______ scrutinizes information for its emotional importance. _________ generates a more complete picture, it can override signals sent to itself by _____.
- amygdala
- cerebral cortex
- amygdala
Some psychologists believe _____ affects every aspect of emotional experience.
-culture
Most psychologists believe that all human beings share the ability to experience….
-primary emotions
Display rules…
-regulate how and if emotion is displayed
__________ communicates emotions nonverbally.
-body language
Emotion work is…
-displaying an emotion one does not really feel (usually role required)
The sexes ____ in how often they feel the range of everyday emotions.
-do not differ
__________ women are more verbally and nonverbally expressive than men
-north american
Men are more likely to express _____ at strangers.
-anger
Gender differences vary across ______.
-cultures
Both sexes are less expressive to a person of…
-higher status
Hans Selye argued that environmental stressors produce…
-general adaptation syndrome
Define: general adaptation syndrome
physiological reactions that occur in 3 phases:
- alert
- resistance
- exhaustion
