Emotions Study Deck

Question 1

3 Parts to Emotion

Answer 1

1. Physiological response
2. Expressive behavior
3. Consciousness of the experience

Question 2

James-Lange Theory

Answer 2

Physiological response occurs first, and then you feel emotions

Question 3

Cannon-Bard Theory

Answer 3

Physiological response and feeling emotions occur simultaneously

Question 4

Schachter’s and Singer’s Two-Factor Theory

Answer 4

Emotion depends on the interaction between two factors, physical arousal and a cognitive label

Question 5

Brain’s Pathway for Emotions

Answer 5

-Ledoux and Zajonc
-Stimulus either goes the high or low road

Question 6

Low Road

Answer 6

Some emotions are immediate and occur without conscious appraisal

Question 7

High Road

Answer 7

Emotions occur when we appraise situations as harmful or dangerous

Question 8

Physical Arousal

Answer 8

-Different emotions stimulate different facial expressions & muscles
-Each emotion involves distinct neural circuits in the brain

Question 9

Polygraph

Answer 9

-Measures changes in blood pressure, perspiration, heart rate, respiration & pulse

Question 10

Universal Emotion Recognition

Answer 10

-Our ability to recognize and produce associated facial expressions appears to be universal
-Even people that are born blind exhibit the same facial expressions during emotional experiences, suggesting that emotion is not only learned but are linked to muscle activation

Question 11

Microexpressions

Answer 11

-Facial expressions that last a fraction of a second
-Likely signs of concealed emotions

Question 12

Dr. Paul Ekman

Answer 12

-Facial feedback hypothesis
-Feeling happy shows happy, and showing happy can cause you to fell happy

Question 13

Adaption-Level Phenomenon

Answer 13

Tendency to quickly adapt to a new situation until it becomes the norm

Question 14

Relative Deprivation

Answer 14

Perception that you’re worse off than the other people you compare yourself to

Question 15

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Answer 15

-Developed by Hans Selye
-Body’s natural adaptive response to stress
3 Parts
^Part 1: Alarm
^Part 2: Resistance
^Part 3: Exhaustion

Question 16

Lewin’s Motivational Conflicts Theory

Answer 16

-Approach-Approach: conflicts in which you must decide between desirable options
-Avoidance-Avoidance: conflicts in which you must decide between undesirable options
-Approach-Avoidance: conflicts in which you must decide between options w/ both desirable & undesirable options