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Chapter 11- Emotion and Motivation Flashcards

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Emotion

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Mental state of feeling associated with our evaluation of our experiences

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Discrete emotion theory

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Theory that humans experience a small number of distinct emotions that are rooted in their biology

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Primary emotions

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Small number (7) of emotions believed by some theorists to be cross-culturally universal

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Seven primary emotions

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  1. Happiness
  2. Sadness
  3. Surprise
  4. Anger
  5. Disgust
  6. Fear
  7. Contempt

“Pride” may also be a primary emotion

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Display rules

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Cross-cultural guidelines for how and when to express emotions

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Genuine expression

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Duchenne smile

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Fake smile

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Pan am smile (marked by the movement of the mouth but not the eyes)

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Cognitive theories of emotions

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Theories proposing that emotions are products of thinking

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James-Lange theory of emotion

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Theory proposing that emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli

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Somatic marker theory

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Theory proposing that we use our “gut reactions” to help us determine how we should act

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Cannon-Bard theory

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Theory proposing that an emotion-provoking even leads simultaneously to an emotion and to bodily reactions

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Two factor theory

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Emotions are produced but an undifferentiated arousal (alterness), with an attribution of that arousal

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Mere exposure effect

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Phenomenon in which repeated exposure to a stimulus makes us more likely to feel favourably towards

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Facial feedback hypothesis

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Theory that blood vessels in the face feed back temperature information in the brain, altering our experience of emotions

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Nonverbal leakage

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Unconscious spillover of emotions into nonverbal behaviour

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Gestures can also convey emotion through 2 factors

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  1. Illustrators
  2. Manipulators
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Illustrators

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Use when talking to highlight or accentuate the verbal message we are saying

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Manipulators

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Gestures of stroking, biting, pressing, or otherwise touching a part of one’s own body while under stress

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Emblems

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More culture- specific gestures

Such as okay sign, waving , thumbs up

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Proxemics

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Study of personal space

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Four levels of distance

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  1. Public distance (12 feet or more)
  2. Social distance (4-12 feet)
  3. Personal distance (1.5-4 feet
  4. Intimate distance (0-1.5 feet)
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Pinocchio response

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Supposedly perfect physiological or behavioural indicator of lying

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Controlled questions test (CQT)

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Most widely administered version of the polygraph test

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Guilty knowledge test (GKT)

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Alternative to the polygraph test that relies on the premises, that criminal harbour concealed knowledge about the crime that innocent people do not

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Integrity test
Questionnaire that presumably assesses workers’ tendency to steal or cheat
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Broaden and build theory
Happiness predisposes us to think more openly, allowing us to see the “big picture”
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Positive psychology
Discipline that has sought to emphasis human strength
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Positivity effect
Tendency for people to remember more positive than negative information with age
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Affective forecasting
Ability to predict our own and other’s happiness
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Durability bias
Believe that both our good and bad moods will last longer than they do
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Hedonic treadmill
Tendency for our mood to adapt to external circumstances
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Self esteem
Evaluation of our worth
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Narcissism
A personality trait marked by extreme self- centeredness
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Positive illusions
Tendencies to perceive ourselves more favourably than others do
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Defensive pessimism
Strategy of anticipating failures and compensating for this expectation by mentally overpreparing for negative outcomes
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Motivation
Psychological drives that propel us in a specific direction
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Drive reduction theory
Certain drives, like hunger, thirst, and sexual frustration, motivate us to act in ways that minimizes aversive states
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Homeostasis
Equilibrium
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Yerkes-Dodson law
Inverted U-shaped relation between arousal on the one hand, affect and performance on the other
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What are the 4 conflicts we can face when our drives clash
1. Approach-avoidance 2. Approach-approach 3. Avoidance-avoidance 4. Double approach-avoidance
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Incentive theories
Theories proposing that we are often motivated by positive goals
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Hierarchy of needs
We must satisfy physiological needs and needs for safety and security before progressing to more complex needs
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Glucostatic theory
Theory that when our blood glucose levels drop, hunger creates a drive to eat to restore the proper level of glucose
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2 factors of human needs
1. Primary (biological), such as huger and thirst 2. Secondary (psychology)
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Lateral
Initiating
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Ventromedial
Stopping
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Lateral hypothalamus
Feeding center
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Ventromedial hypothalamus
Satiety center
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Ghrelin
Communicates with the hypothalamus to increase hunger
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Cholecystokinin
Counteracts the effects of ghrelin and decreases hunger
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Leptin
Hormones that signals the hypothalamus and brain stem to reduce appetite and increase the amount of energy used
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Set point
Value that establishes a range of body and muscle mass we tend to maintain
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Internal - external theory
Obese people are motivated to eat more by external cues than internal cues
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Bulimia nervosa
Individuals engage in recurrent binge eating, followed by efforts to minimize weight gain
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Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorder associated with excessive weight loss and irrational perception that one is overweight
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Excitement phase
Phase in human sexual response in which people experience sexual pleasure and notice physiological change’s associated with it
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Libido
Sexual desire is a wish or craving for sexual activity and sexual pleasure
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Serotonin and dopamine (key I’m sexual desire)
Play a role in explaining an intriguing link between migraine headaches and increased libido
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Dopamine
Plays a role in reward
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Sexual response cycle contains 4 phase:
1. Excitement 2. Plateau phase 3. Orgasm (climax) phase 4. Resolution phase
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1. Excitement phase
People experience sexual pleasure and start to notice physiological changes, such as penile erecting in men and vaginal swelling and lubrication in women
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Plateau phase
Sexual tension builds
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Orgasm (climax) phase
Sexual pleasure and physical changes peak, there are involuntary rhythmic contractions in the muscles of the genitals in men and women, and men ejaculate
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Resolution phase
Phase following the orgasm phase, where people report relaxation and sense of well-being as the body returns to its unstimulated state
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Three major principles guide aide attraction and relationship formation
1. Proximity 2. Similarity 3. Reciprocity
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Proximity
Physical nearness, a predictor of attraction
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Similarly
Extent to which we have things in common with other, a predictor of attraction
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Reciprocity
Rule of give and take, a predictor of attraction
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Serendipity
Sheer luck
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Social role theory
Biological variables play a role in men’s and women’s preferences, but not in the way that evolutionary psychologists contend
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Passionate love
Love marked by the powerful, even overwhelming, longing for one’s partner
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Companionate love
Love marked by a sense of deep friendship and fondness for one’s partner
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The three sides of love (triangle)
1. Intimacy 2. Passion 3. Commitment All form to from seven varieties of love

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