Psych ch. 13

Question 1

::emotion

Answer 1

a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience.

Question 2

::James-Lange theory

Answer 2

the theory that our experience of emotion is our aware- ness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli.

Question 3

::Cannon-Bard theory

Answer 3

the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultane- ously triggers (1) physiological respons- es and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.

Question 4

::two-factor theory

Answer 4

the Schachter- Singer theory that to experience emo- tion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.

Question 5

::catharsis

Answer 5

emotional release. In psy- chology, the catharsis hypothesis main- tains that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.

Question 6

::feel-good, do-good phenomenon

Answer 6

people’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood.

Question 7

:subjective well-being

Answer 7

self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well- being (for example, physical and eco- nomic indicators) to evaluate people’s quality of life.

Question 8

::adaptation-level phenomenon

Answer 8

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

Question 9

::relative deprivation

Answer 9

the perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself.