Emotion- Chapter 13

Question 1

James-Lange Theory

Answer 1

1. stimulus
2. physiological arousal and behavior changes
3. experience emotion

Question 2

The Cannon-Bard Theory

Answer 2

emotion-triggering stimulus and bodies arousal take place simultaneously

Question 3

Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion

Answer 3

physiological and out congnitions create emotions. emotions have two factors: physical arousal and cognitive label

Question 4

LeDoux’s two routes to emotion

Answer 4

short route: stressor in environment- thalamus- amygdala- stress response system.
long route: stressor in environment- thalamus- cortex/hippocampus- amygdala- stress response system

Question 5

two dimensions of emotion

Answer 5

positive and negative vs. high arousal vs. low arousal

Question 6

cognition and emotion

Answer 6

arousal response to 1 event spills over into ur response to the next event

Question 7

autonomic nervous system

Answer 7

mobilizes energy in the body and arouses us. releases epinephrine

Question 8

arousal and performance

Answer 8

arousal in short spurts is adaptive

Question 9

physiological differences

Answer 9

physical responses like finger temperature and facial muscles change during fear, rage, and joy. diff R and L Hemisphere

Question 10

polygraph

Answer 10

lie detection. measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion. looking at changes on graph

Question 11

Guilt knowledge test

Answer 11

used to assess a suspects response to details of a crime. series of MC Q’s w’ 1 response relevant to the crime and 3-4- neutral responses. more accurate than a polygraph

Question 12

nonverbal communication

Answer 12

anything that is not verbal

Question 13

angry faces

Answer 13

pop out at us faster. migt be a survival factor

Question 14

gender, emotion, and nonverbal behavior

Answer 14

women are more likely to describe themselves as empathetic, cant detect happiness in men. men express anger, women are more expressive

Question 15

detecting and computing emotion

Answer 15

people find it difficult to find deceiving emotions

Question 16

culture and emotional expression

Answer 16

darwin said they are universal but Margret Mead said they are cultural

Question 17

the effects of facial expressions

Answer 17

when people mimicked expressions of emotion, they experienced those emotions

Question 18

the biology of fear

Answer 18

the amygdala plays a key roll in associating various emotions, including fear in certain situations

Question 19

catharsis

Answer 19

emotional release, relieves agressive urges

Question 20

feel-good, do-good phenomenon

Answer 20

peoples tendency to do good when t hey are already in a good mood

Question 21

subjective well-being

Answer 21

own opinion on how happy you are. self perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. used along with measures of objective well being. physical and economic indication to evaluate peoples quality of life.

Question 22

the adaption-level principle

Answer 22

happiness is relative to our prior experience. you adapt to your highest happiness

Question 23

the relative deprivation principle

Answer 23

perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares ones self

Question 24

happy people tend to..

Answer 24

have high self-esteem, be optimistic outgoing and agreeable, have close friendships or a satisfying marriage, have work and leisure that engage their skills, have a meaningful religious faith, sleep well and exercise.

Question 25

happiness seems not much related to other factors such as…

Answer 25

age, gender, education levels, parenthood, physical attractiveness, and money

Question 26

10 steps to happiness

Answer 26

1. realizing that enduring happiness doesn’t come form money
2. take control of your time
3. act happy.
4. seek work and leisure that engages your skills
5. join the “movement” movement
6. give your body the sleep it wants
7. give priority to close relationships
8. focus beyond self
9. be grateful
10. nurture your spiritual self.

Question 27

six universal emotions

Answer 27

1. joy
2. anger
3. sadness
   4 surprise
4. fear
5. disgust
6. (added later) Contemptment

Question 28

paul ekman

Answer 28

found tribe who had not been exposed to social medials influences of emotions to see if emotion is constant

Question 29

Emotion

Answer 29

a response of the whole organism involving physiological arousal, conscious experience, and expressive behaviors