Emotion Unit Test Flashcards
William James
Developed the James-Lange theory of emotion, along with Carl Lange, which proposes that emotions occur because of physiological reactions to events
Abraham Maslow
developed a theory of motivation called the hierarchy of needs
Stanley Schachter
developed the two-factor theory of emotion
Hans Selye
developed the general adaptation syndrome model
Paul Ekman
Universal emotional expressions, “facial language” believed everyone recognized 7 basic emotions
Joseph LeDoux
known for his groundbreaking research on the neural mechanisms of emotion, particularly the amygdala’s role in fear processing
Instinct Theory
“The Evolutionary Perspective” People are motivated to behave in certain ways because they are evolutionarily/genetically programmed to do so with survival instincts
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Increased arousal can help improve performance, but only up to a certain point. At the point when arousal becomes excessive, performance diminishes
a. Hypothalamus
b. Lateral hypothalamus (LH) “Hungry”
c. Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) “Full”
a. Most of the biological feeling of hunger comes from this brain structure
b. The “on” button for eating. If stimulated, causes you to feel hunger
c. The “off” button for eating. when stimulated, makes you feel full
Overjustification Effect
phenomenon in which being rewarded for doing something actually diminishes intrinsic motivation to perform that action
Display Rule
A social group or culture’s informal norms about how to appropriately express emotions
Common-Sense Theory
Theory in which a stimulus leads to an emotion, which then leads to bodily arousal through the autonomic nervous system
James-Lange Theory
Emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events
Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotions
Suggests that the physical and psychological experience of emotion happen at the same time and that one does not cause the other
Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory
The physiological arousal occurs first, and then the individual must identify the reason for this arousal to experience and label it as an emotion
