Lec. 20 (emotions)

Question 1

organized psychological and physiological reactions to changes in one’s relationship to the world

Answer 1

emotions

Question 2

emotions are partly what 2 things?

Answer 2

• inner or subjective experiences (psychological)
• partly measurable patterns of behavior and physiological arousal

Question 3

there is great controversey whether _______ or ______ comes first

Answer 3

cognition (thinking) or emotion (feeling)

Question 4

when you become happy, your heart starts beating ________

Answer 4

faster

Question 5

first comes _______ ________, then comes ______ ________ (ex: heart beating faster when happy)

Answer 5

conscious awareness; physiological activity

Question 6

3 theories on why we feel emotion:

Answer 6

1) james-lange
2) canon-bard
3) cognitive theories (2-factor theory)

Question 7

which emotion theory is currently accepted?

Answer 7

cognitive theories (2-factor theory)

Question 8

emotion theory: “our AWARENESS of our peripheral responses is emotion”

Answer 8

james-lange

Question 9

emotion theory: “emotions come directly from the BRAIN”

Answer 9

canon-bard

Question 10

emotion theory: we interpret events outside and inside our body; it is these INTERPRETATIONS that leads to emotions

Answer 10

cognitive theories (2 factor theory)

Question 11

according to Jame-Lange theory, physiological activity _______ the emotional experience

Answer 11

precedes (comes before)

Question 12

according to Cannon-Bard theory, an emotion-triggering stimulus and the body’s arousal take place ________

Answer 12

simultaneously

Question 13

according to the Two-Factor theory, our _____ + _____ create emotions

Answer 13

physiology + cognitions

Question 14

what are the 2 factors of emotions in the Two-Factor theory?

Answer 14

1) physical arousal
2) cognitive label

Question 15

components of emotions (3):

Answer 15

• psychological (subjective) EXPERIENCE
• behaviors
• physiological responses

Question 16

component of emotions: how we feel

Answer 16

psychological (subjective) experience

Question 17

component of emotions: shouting when angry, crying when sad

Answer 17

behaviors

Question 18

component of emotions: increasing heartbeat, sweating; influenced by AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

Answer 18

physiological responses

Question 19

physiological responses related to the emotions of ______, _______, _____, and _____ are very SIMILAR.

Answer 19

fear, angler, love, and boredom

Question 20

________ and _________ involve a similar physiological arousal

Answer 20

excitement and fear

Question 21

_________ + ___________ (physiological differences) change during fear, rage, and joy.

Answer 21

finger temperature + facial muscles

Question 22

T/F: activity on the left hemisphere (HAPPY) is different from the right (DEPRESSED) for emotions.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

left hemisphere emotion =

Answer 23

happy

Question 24

right hemisphere emotion =

Answer 24

depressed

Question 25

sympathetic or parasympathetic: pupils dilate

Answer 25

sympathetic

Question 26

sympathetic or parasympathetic: pupils contract

Answer 26

parasympathetic

Question 27

sympathetic or parasympathetic: salivation decreases

Answer 27

sympathetic

Question 28

sympathetic or parasympathetic: salivation increases

Answer 28

parasympathetic

Question 29

sympathetic or parasympathetic: skin perspires

Answer 29

sympathetic

Question 30

sympathetic or parasympathetic: skin dries

Answer 30

parasympathetic

Question 31

sympathetic or parasympathetic: respiration increases

Answer 31

sympathetic

Question 32

sympathetic or parasympathetic: respiration decreases

Answer 32

parasympathetic

Question 33

sympathetic or parasympathetic: heart accelerates

Answer 33

sympathetic

Question 34

sympathetic or parasympathetic: heart slows

Answer 34

parasympathetic

Question 35

sympathetic or parasympathetic: digestions is inhibited

Answer 35

sympathetic

Question 36

sympathetic or parasympathetic: digestion activates

Answer 36

parasympathetic

Question 37

sympathetic or parasympathetic: adrenal glands secretes stress hormones

Answer 37

sympathetic

Question 38

sympathetic or parasympathetic: adrenal glands decreases secretion of stress hormones

Answer 38

parasympathetic

Question 39

T/F: cognition does not always PRECEDE emotion

Answer 39

true

Question 40

emotions are felt directly through the ________ or through the _______ for analysis

Answer 40

amygdala; cortex

Question 41

SPEEDY low road fear pathway (3 steps)

Answer 41

1) fear stimulus to THALAMUS 2) signal to amygdala 3) fear response occurs

Question 42

THINKING high road pathway (5 steps)

Answer 42

1) fear stimulus to THALAMUS 2) signal to SENSORY CORTEX 3) PREFRONTAL CORTEX 4) amygdala 5) fear response

Question 43

2 ROUTES to emotion:

Answer 43

1) event ---> appraisal ----> emotional response 2) event ---> emotional response

Question 44

route to emotion: event ---> appraisal ----> emotional response ; thinking, HIGH-ROAD

Answer 44

lazarus/schachter-singer

Question 45

route to emotion: event ---> emotional response; speedy; LOW-ROAD

Answer 45

zajonc/ LeDoux

Question 46

detecting emotion: in a crowd of faces, a single ______ face will "pop out" faster than a single ______ facd

Answer 46

angry; happy

Question 47

when shown sad, happy, and scary film clips women _______ more emotions than men -- about DOUBLE; mainly cultural prob

Answer 47

expressed

Question 48

effects of FACIAL EXPRESSION: when groups (one w/ lips surrounding a pen and one with teeth biting on pen) were asked to rate jokes on funniness, which group rated them higher?

Answer 48

group biting teeth (already close to a smiling facial expression)

Question 49

lips vs. teeth groups rating jokes and teeth rating them HIGHER is in agreement with which emotion theory?

Answer 49

James-Lang

Question 50

Izard isolated 10 emotions; most of them are present in infancy except for ______, _______, and _________ (more complex)

Answer 50

contempt, shame, and guilt

Question 51

10 emotions isolated by Izard:

Answer 51

1) joy 2) anger 3) interest 4) disgust 5) surprise 6) sadness 7) fear 8) contempt 9) shame 10) guilt