exam 1 - emotion Flashcards
basic emotion theory
human beings have a limited number of emotions
-sadness
-happiness
-anger
-fear
-disgust
-surprise
broaden-and-build hypothesis
positive emotions broaden thoughts and actions, helping people build social resources
james-lange theory
physiological responses CAUSE emotion
cannon-bard theory
emotion and physiology are simultaneous (emotion is created directly in the brain)
appraisal theory
an individuals interpretation of an event impacts what emotion is elicited
feelings-as-information
we use our emotions as a guide to decision making
affective forecasting
predicting future emotions
focalism
tendency to focus too much on a central aspect of an event while neglecting the possible impact of associated factors or other events
immune neglect
tendency to underestimate the capacity to be resilient in responding to difficult life events , leads to overestimation of the extent to which life’s problems will reduce well-being
duration neglect
the relative unimportance of the length of an emotional experience, whether pleasurable or unpleasant, in retrospective assessments of the overall experience
social intuitionist model
people first have fast, emotional reactions to morally relevant events that in turn influence their process of reasoning toward a judgment of right or wrong
moral foundations theory
there are five evolved, universal moral domains in which specific emotions guide moral judgments
ABC’s of attitude
-Affect (feelings)
-Behavior (intentions/tendencies)
-cognition (beliefs)
attitude strength
we follow through on strongly held, consistent attitudes
self-perception theory
theory that people come to know their own behavior and the context in which it occurred and then inferring what their attitudes must be
