Emotion Vocab Terms Flashcards
James-Lange theory
experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
emotion
response of the whole organism
Cannon-bard theory
an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses
two-factor theory
schachter-singer’s theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused
polygraph
machine that detect lies
catharsis
emotional release
feel-good, do-good phenomenon
people’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
subjective well-being
self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life
adaptation-level phenomenon
our tendency to form judgements
relative deprivation
perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself