Emotion - (Module 41 and 42)

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

Physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience.

Question 2

James-Lange Theory

Answer 2

Stimulus –> Arousal –> Emotion

Question 3

Cannon-Bard Theory

Answer 3

Stimulus –> Arousal AND Emotion take place simultaneously.

Question 4

Two Factor Theory (Schachter and Singer)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Spillover Effect

Answer 5

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

Question 6

High and Low Road

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

Answer 7

Thought must come before any emotion or physiological arousal.

Question 8

Paul Ekman and Facial Expressions

Answer 8

Linking various emotions with specific facial muscles.

He confirmed some emotional expressions are universal.

Question 9

Facial Feedback Effect (Empathy)

Answer 9

When people mimicked expressions of emotion, they experienced those emotions

Emotion is the experience of changes in our facial muscles.

Question 10

Polygraphs

Answer 10

Machines used in attempts to detect lies

Measures physiological responses, changes in heart rate

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

Question 11

Catharsis Hypothesis

Answer 11

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