Module 36 (Emotion)

Question 2

Emotion

Answer 2

-a natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one’s circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
-Has 3 components

Question 3

3 components of emotion

Answer 3

expressive behaviors, physiological arousal, conscious experience

Question 4

Expressive behavior

Answer 4

facial expressions, body language, action impulses

Question 5

Physiological arousal

Answer 5

ANS (autonomic nervous system) physiology, “heart pounding” when anxious

Question 6

Conscious experience

Answer 6

thoughts, feelings, appraisals (response to situations)

Question 7

Discrete emotions

Answer 7

a set of basic emotions that are universally recognizable through facial expressions and are not influenced by culture or language

Question 8

Basic emotion theory

Answer 8

-a certain number of discrete emotions that evolve from nature
-universal regardless of gender, culture, childhood
-biological and evolutionary basis

Question 9

Constructivist theory

Answer 9

-theory that emotions are abstract concepts that are shaped by the brain and influenced by culture and context
-Valence, arousal, appraisals, bodily responses + learned emotional concepts→ emotions

Question 10

Facial expressions characteristics

Answer 10

-Many facial expressions are cross-cultural/universal
-People blind from birth exhibit the same common facial expressions
-Facial action coding system

Question 11

How do we perceive emotion in others

Answer 11

Facial expressions, gestures and body positions, language, vocal tones, context

Question 12

Emotion regulation

Answer 12

Attempts to influence which emotions we have, when we have them, and how these emotions are experienced/expressed

Question 13

Cognitive reappraisal

Answer 13

-changing the way you think about a situation to change its emotional impact
-Shown to be more effective than suppression

Question 14

Expressive suppresion

Answer 14

masking the outward expression of emotion