Emotion Flashcards
3 Principles of Emotion
Cultural
Physical (psychological reaction)
Cognitive (interpretation)
James-Lange Theory
Emotions come from interpretations of bodily actions
- Event > arousal > interpretation > emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory
Emotion-provoking event leads to emotion and physiological reactions
- Event > Arousal/Emotion
Schacter Singer’s Two Factor Theory
Need two events to happen
- undifferentiated state of arousal
- explanation of that arousal
Brain Areas Associated with Emotion
Thalamus
Cortex
Amygdala
Are facial expressions a sign or a symbol?
SIGN
Are words a sign or a symbol?
SYMBOL
Drive Reduction Theory
hunger, thirst, sexual frustration motivate people/animals to act
-involves hypothalamus
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need
- (bottom) Psychological Needs
- safety needs
- belonging
- esteem
- (top) self-actualization
Primary Needs
Hunger, Thirst
Secondary Needs
psychological desires
> need for achievement
Binge Eating
stressed, low self-esteem
Bulimia
Binge or eat normally
- purge
Anorexia
Not eating enough; excessive exercise
