Emotion - (Module 41 and 42) Flashcards

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Emotion

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Physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience.

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James-Lange Theory

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Stimulus –> Arousal –> Emotion

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Cannon-Bard Theory

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Stimulus –> Arousal AND Emotion take place simultaneously.

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Two Factor Theory (Schachter and Singer)

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Stimulus –> Physical Arousal AND Cognitive label to that arousal –> Emotion

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Spillover Effect

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Arousal response to one event spills over into our response to the next event depending on how we interpret and label it.

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High and Low Road

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Complex feelings like hatred and love travel a “high road” by the way of the thalamus to the cortex

Simple likes, dislikes and fears take the “low road” directly to the amygdala

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Cognitive Appraisal Theory

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Thought must come before any emotion or physiological arousal.

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Paul Ekman and Facial Expressions

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Linking various emotions with specific facial muscles.

He confirmed some emotional expressions are universal.

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Facial Feedback Effect (Empathy)

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When people mimicked expressions of emotion, they experienced those emotions

Emotion is the experience of changes in our facial muscles.

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Polygraphs

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Machines used in attempts to detect lies

Measures physiological responses, changes in heart rate

Criticism - anxiety, guilt, and irritation have similar physiological responses

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Catharsis Hypothesis

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“Releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges, it causes more anger

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