Week 10: Emotions Flashcards
What are Emotions?
Emotion is a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behaviour.
What did James-Lange Theory propose?
James-Lange theory of emotion states that when an individual encounters stimuli, this leads to a psychological reaction.
What did the Cannon-Bard Theory of emotion propose?
Cannon-Bard theory of emotion states that stimulating events trigger feelings and physical reactions that occur at the same time.
What did Singer and Schachter’s Cognitive Labelling Theory propose?
Singer and Schachter’s Cognitive Labelling theory states that experiencing and identifying emotional states are functions of both physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of physical state.
What is the Modal Model?
The Modal Model discusses how information passes from store to store in a linear way and has been described as an information processing model (like a computer) with an input, process and output.
The Modal Model consists of three stores:
o Sensory register
o Short-term memory
o Long-term memory
What is the Ekman Faces Theory?
Ekman theorised that not all expressions are the result of culture. Instead, they express universal emotions and are therefore biological.
How can emotion be measured?
Emotion can be measured through the International Affect Picture System?
What is the International Affect Picture System?
The International Affective Picture System is a database of pictures designed to provide a standardised set of pictures for studying emotion and attention.
What is Emotion Regulation?
Emotion regulation concerns how individuals manage emotional experience for personal and social purposes.
