Module 31: Emotion Flashcards
Emotion
A response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, & (3) conscious experience
James-Lange theory
the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus
Cannon-Bard theory
the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
two-factor theory
the Schachter- Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal
the spillover effect
when arousal spills over from one event to the next
Example: If you feel energized from a run and then get good news, you might feel more elated than when receiving good news after waking up from a nap)
Zajonc’s & LeDoux’s explanation of emotion
Some embodied responses happen instantly, without conscious appraisal.
Example: We automatically feel startled by a sound in the forest before labeling it as a threat.
Lazarus’ explanation of emotion
Cognitive appraisal (“Is it dangerous or not?”)– sometimes without our awareness– defines emotion.
Example: The sound is “just the wind”.
Carroll Izard’s 10 basic human emotions
joy, interest-excitement, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, fear, shame, guilt
Sympathetic division of your autonomic nervous system
mobilizes your body for ACTION! It triggers your adrenal glands to release the stress hormone epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline). Your liver pours extra sugar into your bloodstream. Your respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure increase. Your digestion slows. Blood sugar travels to your muscles. Your pupils dilate and you perspire.
Parasympathetic division of your autonomic nervous system
gradually calms your body. Stress hormones leave your bloodstream. Your pupils contract. Your heart rate, blood pressure, perspiration decrease.
