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are adaptive responses that support survival.

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Emotions

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Emotional components

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arousal, behavior, cognition

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– Theory: Arousal comes before emotion

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James-Lange

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James-Lange Theory Experience of emotion involves – of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli

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awareness

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– Theory: Arousal and emotion happen at the same time

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Cannon-Bard

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(Cannon and Bard): Emotion - arousing stimulus – triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion

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simultaneously

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(Cannon and Bard) Human body responses run – to the cognitive responses rather than causing them

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parallel

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Schachter and Singer Two-Factor Theory: – + – = Emotion

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arousal + label

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(Schachter and Singer) Emotions have two ingredients: Physical arousal and –.

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cognitive appraisal

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(Schachter and Singer) Arousal fuels emotion; cognition – it.

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channels

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(Schachter and Singer) Emotional experience requires a – of arousal.

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conscious interpretation

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(Schachter and Singer) Spillover arousal from one event to the next—influencing a response

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spillover effect (riot after a sports event)

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  • Sometimes emotional response takes neural shortcut that bypasses the cortex and goes directly to amygdala.
  • Some emotional responses involve no deliberate thinking.
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Zajonc

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  • Brain processes much information without conscious
    awareness, but mental functioning still takes place.
  • Emotions arise when an event is appraised as harmless or dangerous.
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Lazarus

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The component of emotion is regulated by the autonomic nervous system

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arousal

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In a crisis, the – automatically mobilizes the body for action.

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fight-or-flight response

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– peaks at lower levels of arousal for difficult tasks, and at higher levels for easy or well-learned tasks.

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Performance

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Like a crisis control center, the – nervous system arouses the body in a crisis and calms it when danger passes.

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autonomic

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Different emotions have – indicators.

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subtle

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Brain scans and EEGs reveal different brain – for different emotions.

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circuits

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Depression and general negativity: – frontal lobe activity

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Right

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Happiness, enthusiastic, and energized: – frontal lobe activity

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Left

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Nonthreatening cues are – easily detected than deceiving expressions

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more

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Firm handshake: –, expressive personality

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Outgoing

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gaze (prolonged eye contact) –

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intimacy

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Averted glance –

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Submission

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Stare –

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Dominance

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people can often detect – cues and threats, and signs of status

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nonverbal

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Gestures, facial expressions, and voice tones are – in written communication

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absent

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Women tend to read emotional cues more easily and to be more –

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empathic

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31
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women express more – with their faces

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emotion

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32
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People attribute female emotionality to –

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disposition

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male emotionality to –

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circumstance

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Gesture meanings vary among cultures; but – of emotion are generally the same.

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outward signs

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Musical expression of emotion – culture.

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crosses

36
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T/F: Shared emotional categories do not reflect

shared cultural experiences.

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true

37
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Facial muscles speak a – for some basic emotions;

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universal language

38
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interpreting faces in context is –.

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adaptive

39
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  • Facial expressions can trigger emotional feelings and signal our body to respond accordingly.
  • People also mimic others’ expressions, which help them empathize.
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facial feedback effect

40
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Tendency of behavior to influence our own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and actions

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behavior feedback effect

41
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unpleasant/negative + low arousal

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sluggish, sad

42
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unpleasant/negative + high arousal

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fearful, angry

43
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pleasant/positive + low arousal

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relaxed

44
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pleasant/positive + high arousal

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elated, enthusiastic

45
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isolated 10 basic emotions that include physiology and expressive behavior.

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Izard

46
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With threat or challenge, fear triggers flight but – triggers fight—each at times an adaptive behavior.

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anger

47
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Smaller frustrations and blameless annoyances can also – anger.

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trigger

48
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– is one of the negative emotions linked to heart disease.

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chronic hostility

49
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Emotional – may be temporarily calming, but in the long run it does not reduce anger.

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catharsis

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T/F: Expressing anger can make us angrier.

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true

51
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Controlled – of feelings may resolve conflicts, and forgiveness may rid us of angry feelings.

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assertions

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T/F: Anger communicates strength and competence, motivates action, and expresses grief when wisely used.

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true

53
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People’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood

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Feel-good, do-good phenomenon

54
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  • Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life

- Used along with measures of objective well-being to evaluate people’s quality of life

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subjective well-being

55
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Scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive.

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positive psychology

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three pillars of positive psychology

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positive well-being
positive character
communities/culture

57
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Emotional ups and downs tend to – out; moods typically rebound

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balance

58
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happiness is relative to our own experiences

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adaptation-level phenomenon

59
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happiness is relative to others’ success

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relative deprivation principle

60
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Describes tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience

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Adaptation-level phenomenon

61
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Satisfaction comes from income rank, rather than income

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Comparison phenomenon

62
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Involves perception that one is worse off relative

to comparison group

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relative deprivation

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T/F: Wealth does correlate with well-being in some ways.

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true

64
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Increasing wealth matters less once – are met.

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basic needs

65
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T/F: Economic growth in affluent countries provides no apparent morale or social well-being boost.

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true

66
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Happiness levels are product of – interaction

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nature- nurture

67
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Twin studies: About – percent of happiness rating differences heritable

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50

68
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T/F: Individual happiness level may influence national well-being

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true

69
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10 basic emotions

joy, guilt, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, feat, shame, and –

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interest-excitement

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sympathetic division

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arousing

71
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parasympathetic divisions.

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calming

72
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Sympathetic division: pupils

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dilate

73
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Sympathetic division: salivation

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decreases

74
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Sympathetic division: skin

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perspires

75
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Sympathetic division: respiration

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increases

76
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Sympathetic division: heart

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accelerates

77
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Sympathetic division: digestion

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inhibits

78
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Sympathetic division: adrenal glands

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secrete stress hormones

79
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Sympathetic division: immune system – functioning

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reduced

80
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10 basic emotions:

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joy, interest-excitement, sadness, shame, surprise, anger, contempt, disgust, fear, guilt

81
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T/F: Even significant good events, such as sudden wealth, seldom increase happiness for long.

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true

82
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Anger is most often evoked by – that we interpret as willful, unjustified, and avoidable

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misdeeds

83
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T/F: even significant good events, such as sudden wealth seldom increases happiness for long

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true

84
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Happiness: Personal History: emotions balance around level defined by –

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experience

85
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Happiness: Culture: – in group value of traits

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variation

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