Unit 4- Emotion Flashcards
three things that make up the experience of emotion
bodily arousal
expressive behavior
conscious experience
james-lange theory
emotions result from a ttention to our bodily activity
fear then heartbeat
cannon-bard theory
our bodily responses and experienced emotions occur separately but simultaneously
schachter-singer two factor theory of emotion
emotions have two ingredients: physical arousal and cognitive appraisal. An emotional experience requires a conscious interpretation of arousal.
spillover effect
the impact of one event in one area on another area
“caught” the emotion of the people in the waiting room (study with epinephrine (adrenaline))
love bridge study
adrenaline distorting feelings of female researcher on either the unsafe or safe bridge
lazarus’ cognitive appraisal
“is it dangerous or not” sometimes without our awareness- defines emotion
basic human emotions
anger
fear
disgust
sadness
happiness
in a crisis
sympathetic NS
when the crisis passes
parasympathetic NS
_______ can spark feelings of attraction
eye contact
_____ tend to be more sensitive than ____ to nonverbal emotional cues
women, men
____ are culture specific, but _______ can be either universal or culturally influenced
gestures, facial expressions
____ and ____ are most likely to be misinterpreted or vary across cultures
anger and fear
facial feedback effect
the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness
behavior feedback effect
the tendency of behavior to influence our own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and actions
what is the limbic system involved in
emotion
