Unit 8: Part 2

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

A response of the whole organism, involving psychological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience

Question 2

James-Lange theory of emotion

Answer 2

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus : stimulus leads to arousal which leads to emotion

Question 3

Cannon-Bard theory of emotion

Answer 3

The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggered (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion

Question 4

Two-factor theory of emotion

Answer 4

The schaachter-singer theory that to experience emotion one must 1) be physically aroused and 2) cognitively label the arousal

Question 5

Spillover effect

Answer 5

Arousal spills over from one event to the next

Question 6

Polygraph

Answer 6

A machine used in attempt to detect lies that measures several of the physiological responses such as perspiration, heart rate and breathing changes that accompany emotion

Question 7

Facial feedback effect

Answer 7

The tendency of facial muscle status to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness

Question 8

Behavior feedback effect

Answer 8

The tendency of behavior to influence our own and others thoughts, feelings, and actions

Question 9

Paul Ekman

Answer 9

Defined expression as one of 46 action units, 50 years of dedicated research, studied micro expressions

Question 10

Stress

Answer 10

The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events called stressors that we deem challenging

Question 11

General adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Answer 11

the body’s adaptive response to stress in 3 phases - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

Question 12

Tend-and-befriend response

Answer 12

Under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend)

Question 13

Health psychology

Answer 13

A subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine

Question 14

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 14

The study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health

Question 15

Coronary heart disease

Answer 15

The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries

Question 16

Type A

Answer 16

Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient verbally aggressive, and anger prone people

Question 17

Type B

Answer 17

Friedman and Rosemans term for easygoing, relaxed people

Question 18

Catharsis

Answer 18

In psychology, that idea that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action of fantasy) relieves aggressive urges

Question 19

Aerobic exercise

Answer 19

Sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; also helps alleviate depression and anxiety

Question 20

Mindfulness meditation

Answer 20

A reflective practice in which people attend to current experiences in a nonjudgmental and accepting manner

Question 21

Feel-good, do-good phenomenon

Answer 21

Peoples tendency to be helpful when in a good mood

Question 22

Positive psychology

Answer 22

Martin seligman’s scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities thrive

Question 23

Subjective well-being

Answer 23

Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life

Question 24

Adaptation-level phenomenon

Answer 24

Our tendency to form judgements ( of sounds, lights, or income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience

Question 25

Relative deprivation

Answer 25

The perception that one is worse off relative to those with one compares oneself