Emotion Flashcards
Emotion is often described as being the intersection of which three factors?
behavior, physiology, and feeling
what is the difference between mood and emotion
duration; mood is longer
why do we have emotions?
to adaptively respond to stimuli to our environment, consciously or otherwise.
basic emotions (happy, sad, angry, surprised) are considered to be
innate, cross cultural, and evolutionarily old
complex emotions, as opposed to basic ones are
learned, usually through culture and as such, are heavily influenced by language.
the idea that emotion is not discrete and is on a continuum is called
dimensional theory
dimensional theory states that emotion depends on two factors :
arousal (physical intensity of emotion) and valence (pleasant vs unpleasant)
Describe James-Lange theory
bodily reactions lead to emotions : “I’m not running because I’m afraid, I’m afraid because I’m running” No specific neural structures for emotions,
Cannon-Bard theory
suggests that (like JL theory) body reactions come from stimulation but there is also simultaneous processing in neocortex to produce feelings
what are some problems with James-Lange theory
not enough physical responses to fully account for all emotions (eg heart rate increase can be excited, angry, or afraid. Hormone communication is too slow to account for our feelings following stimulation. Injections of hormones do not produce consistent results
La Doux’s low-road high-road theory
parallel processing: low road = fast processing/ FF response (thal-amygdala) high road = slow, cog processing with experience taken in (thal-ctx-amygdala)
which limbic system structures are for fear, sadness, and disgust, respectively?
amygdala, anterior cingulate, insula
the locationist approach asserts that
there are discrete brain regions for each emotion
Constructionists think that
emotions are represented by activity across an area but are not restricted to one area. Areas are for types of processing, not particular emotions
