emotion and Motivation Flashcards
emotions
mental states or feeling associated with our evaluation of our experiences
discrete emotions theory
humans experience a small number of distinct emotions, though they may combine in complex ways/emotions come before thougt
discreate emotions theory
emotions have biological roots and serve evolutionary functions
seven primary emotions
happiness disgust fear sadness surprise anger and contempt ‘‘pride’’ may also be a primary emotion
these combine to form secondary emotions
cultural differences in emotion
even though the emotion is the same around culture, what different is how people express them/display rules
certain components of facial expressions allow us to distinguish when someone is showing a genuine emotion
duchenne vs pan am smiles
cognitive theories of emotion
posit that emotions are products of thinking; no discrete emotions, there are as many emotions as there are kinds of thoughts
James Lange theory
proposes that emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli
Cannon Bard theory
instead says an emotion provoking event leads simultaneously to an emotional and bodily reaction
Damasio’s Somatic Marker Theory
says that we use our gut reactions to gauge how we should act
Two Factor Theory
states that emotions are produced by an undifferential (all same with all emotions) arousal with and attribution of that arousal. then we label the emotion
Emotion recquieres
BOTH psychological arousal and attribution
unconscious influences on emotion
facial feedback hypothesis states that you are more likely to feel emotions that correspond to your facial features/ there is supporting research but could be due to classical condioning
nonverbal leakage
unconscious spillover of emotions into nonverbal behavior
illustrators and manipulators
illustrators are emphasis movement like hands
manipulators is touching
emblems
culture specific gestures
proxemics
the study of personal space
four levels of personal space
Public 12 feet or more
social 4 -12 feet
personal 1.5-4 feet
intimate 0-1.5 feet
moderate cultural and sex differences women prefering more close relationships
pinocchio response
records autnomic activity, supposedly perfect physiological or behavioral indicator of lying/yields high rates of false positives
false positives
innocent individuals that is claimed to be lying
Guilty knowledge test
relies on premise that innocent people dont know/high rates of false negative
brain fingerprinting
using imaging techniques
Integrity test
asses tendency to lie cheat or steal
broaden and build theory
says happiness predisposes us to think more openly allowing us to see the big picture/optimism makes life easier
