Chapter Thirteen : Emotion Flashcards
the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion arousing stimuli
James-Lange Theory
the theory that an emotion arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory
the theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
when one’s arousal response to one event spills over into their response to the next event
spillover effect
a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration, cardiovascular, and breathing changes)
polygraph
proposes that expressions amplify our emotions by activating muscles associated with specific states; for examples, if one moves their body as if they were experiencing some emotion, they are likely to feel that emotion to some degree
facial feedback hypothesis
by teaching researches to watch for telltale signs of lying, he helped them boost accuracy rates; example, rise in voice pitch
Paul Ekman
emotional release; hypothesis maintains that releasing aggressive energy relives aggressive urges
catharsis
people’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
feel-good, do-good phenomenon
self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life; used along with measures of objective well-being to evaluate people’s quality of life
subjective well-being
our tendency to form judgements (sounds, lights, income) relative to a neutral level defined by out prior experience
adaption-level phenomenon
the perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself
relative deprivation
a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
emotion
