chap 10

Question 1

what are emotions?

Answer 1

the immediate negative/positive response to environmental events

Question 2

what are the 3 components

Answer 2

1. Physiological process 2.behavioral response 3.feeling based on cognitive appraisal of situation

Question 3

what are the primary emotions?

Answer 3

anger, fear, sadness, disgust, happiness, surprise, contempt

Question 4

what is secondary emotion?

Answer 4

blend of primary emotions, how you feel about your emotion related to cultural events

Question 5

what is valence?

Answer 5

Negative to positive

Question 6

what is arousal?

Answer 6

how activation the emotion is

Question 7

how do emotions effect the body?

Answer 7

emotions involve activation of the autonomic nervous system, prepare the body to meet environmental challenges

Question 8

what are the 3 major theories of emotion?

Answer 8

1. James-Lange theory 2. Cannon-Bard theory 3. Two-factor theory

Question 9

What is the James- Lange theory?

Answer 9

people perceive specific patterns of bodily response, result of that perception they feel emotion
(body changes, facial expression)

Question 10

Cannon- Bard theory

Answer 10

mind/body experience emotions independently(mind is quick; body takes 2 sec to respond)

Question 11

Two-factor theory

Answer 11

label applied to physiological arousal results in the experience of an emotion( taking a minute to process the stimulus)

Question 12

Display rules

Answer 12

rules learned through socialization that dictate which emotions are suitable to given situations

Question 13

ideal affect

Answer 13

refers to types of emotions that cultures value/encourage to display anger/sadness

Question 14

how to emotions strengthen interpersonal relations?

Answer 14

we express powerful nonverbal communications connected with other people

Question 15

what is motivation?

Answer 15

process that energizes/guides, maintains behavior toward a goal

Question 16

what did Maslow believe?

Answer 16

that people are driven by needs

Question 17

what is need hierarchy?

Answer 17

maslows arrangement of needs, basic survival needs must be met before people can satisfy higher needs

Question 18

what is self-actualization?

Answer 18

state that is achieved when one’s person dreams have been attained

Question 19

what is drive?

Answer 19

psychological state created by arousal motivates an organism to satisfy a need

Question 20

what is homeostasis

Answer 20

tendency for bodily functions to maintain equilibrium

Question 21

what is Yerkes-Dodson law?

Answer 21

Principle that performance on challenging task increase with arousal up to a moderate level

Question 22

what are incentives?

Answer 22

external objects/goals rather than internal drives that motivate behaviors

Question 23

what is self-efficacy

Answer 23

the expectation that your efforts will lead to success

Question 24

what is grit?

Answer 24

how much you are going to put in to achieve your long term goals

Question 25

what is self-regulation?

Answer 25

process which people change their behavior to attain personal goals

Question 26

what is hot/cold in Mischel/Metcalfe?

Answer 26

hot cognitions:focus o the rewarding; pleasurable aspects of objects cold cognitions: focus on conceptual or symbolic meanings

Question 27

difference between extrinsic /intrinsic motivation

Answer 27

Intrinsic motivation is when someone is motivated by personal desires, while extrinsic motivation is when they're motivated by possible rewards or to avoid consequences.

Question 28

what is achievement motive?

Answer 28

desire to do well relative to standards of excellence

Question 29

what is balance theory?

Answer 29

people are motivated to achieve harmony in their interpersonal relationships