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Question 1

principals of emotion

Answer 1

1. cultural
2. physical
3. cognitive

Question 2

cognitive theories

Answer 2

• James Lange theory
• cannon bard theory
• schachter singers two factor theory

Question 3

James Lange theory

Answer 3

• event = arousal= interpretation= emotion

- emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to a stim

Question 4

Cannon Bard Theory

Answer 4

• event = Arousal & emotion

- an emotion provoking event leads simutaneously to an emotion and to psychological reactions

Question 5

Schachter singers theory

Answer 5

event = arousal = cognitive labels = emotion

-emotions are based on inferences about the causes of psychological arousal to

Question 6

discrete emotion theory

Answer 6

there is a small number of core emotions that every human has

• interest
• joy
• surprise
• sadness
• anger
• contempt
• disgust
• fear
• shame
• shyness
• guilt
• self hostility

Question 7

evolutionary basis for emotions

Answer 7

emotions evolve and adapt over time ( Darwin)

Question 8

two dimensions of emotion

Answer 8

valence and arousal

Question 9

fast pathway of fear

Answer 9

runs from thalamus straight to amygdala and skips the cortex. person can be afraid of something before they know what it is for this reason.

Question 10

emotional regulation

Answer 10

strategies people use to influence their own emotional experiences

Question 11

display rules

Answer 11

how someone shows their emotions within a setting
EX: just because your emotions are strong towards something doesn’t mean you should express them in an inaproppriate way

1. intensification
2. deintensification
3. masking
4. neutralizing

Question 12

illustrators

Answer 12

highlight speech using movement

Question 13

manipulators

Answer 13

involves touches of our bodies

Question 14

emblems

Answer 14

convey specific meaning with words

Question 15

halls four levels of personal space

Answer 15

• public 12 ft
• social 4-12 ft
• personal 1.5- 4 ft
• intimate 0-1.5 ft

Question 16

Drive reduction theory

Answer 16

hunger, thirst and sexual frustration motivate people and animals to act
Hypothalamus

Question 17

Maslows hierarchy of needs

Answer 17

top
- self actualization 
- esteem 
- belonging and love 
- safety and security
- psychological 
bottom

Question 18

primary needs

Answer 18

biological necessities such as hunger and thirst

Question 19

secondary needs

Answer 19

psychological desires such as need for achievement

Question 20

intrinsic motivator

Answer 20

a motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding

Question 21

extrinsic motivator

Answer 21

a motivation to take actions that lead to a reward

Question 22

phonemes

Answer 22

smallest unit of sound that is recognizable as speech rather than as a random sound
ex: R and L in English are difficult for native Japanese speakers

Question 23

morphemes

Answer 23

smallest meaningful units of language
ex : friend 
friends 
friendship 
unfriendly

Question 24

syntactical rules

Answer 24

rules that indicate how words can be combined to form phrases and sentences

Question 25

dialect

Answer 25

a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Question 26

auditory and visual cortex

Answer 26

reading or hearing a language goes to the cortex

Question 27

wernicke’s area

Answer 27

interprets the language to understand it

Question 28

Brocas area

Answer 28

produces the language to speak before going to motor cortex

Question 29

prototype theory

Answer 29

people make category judgements by comparing new instances to the categories prototype

Question 30

prototype

Answer 30

the “best” or “most typical” member of a category

Question 31

exemplar theory

Answer 31

people make category judgements by comparing a nw instance with stores memories for other instances

Question 32

availability bias

Answer 32

items that are more readily available in memory are judged as having occured more frequently

Question 33

algorithm

Answer 33

well defined sequence of procedures or rules that guarantees a solution to a problem

Question 34

conjunction fallacy

Answer 34

when people think that two events are more likely to occur together than as an individual event

Question 35

representativeness heuristic

Answer 35

making a problem judgement by comparing an object or event to a prototype of the object or event

Question 36

optimism bias

Answer 36

positive events are more expected than negative ones

Question 37

G

Answer 37

measure of overall intelligence, genetic

Question 38

S

Answer 38

particular ability level in a narrow domain, environment

Question 39

fluid

Answer 39

ability to be adaptable and solve problems even in an un familiar situation ( street smart)

Question 40

crystalized

Answer 40

book smart

Question 41

triarchic model

Answer 41

analytical
creative
practical

Question 42

emotional intelligence

Answer 42

ability to understand our own emotions as well as others

Question 43

convergent thinking

Answer 43

best solution to problem

Question 44

divergent thinking

Answer 44

many solutions to problem

Question 45

wisdom

Answer 45

self interest
concerns for others
concerns about broader society

Question 46

IQ tests

Answer 46

created to measure “g” and compare scores among others

Question 47

mental handicap

Answer 47

1. iq below 70
2. cant engage in adequate daily functioning
3. onset prior to adulthood

Question 48

eugenics movement

Answer 48

based on IQ some people should have kids and some shouldn’t, didn’t want bad genes being passed on

Question 49

Eugenics

Answer 49

• sterilization laws adopted by over 30 states

- led to more than 60,000 sterlizations of mentally disabled, ill or socially disadvantaged people