Exam 3 Flashcards
Emotion vs Motivation (26 cards)
What is the definition of emotion?
Emotions are short-lived, feeling-arousal-purposive-expressive phenomena helping individuals adapt to important life events.
What are the four components of emotion?
- Feelings
- Bodily Arousal
- Purposive Motivation
- Social-Expressive Behavior
How do emotions differ from moods?
Emotions are short-lived, intense responses to specific events, while moods are long-lasting, low-intensity background feelings.
What is the term that is synonymous with mood or emotional tone?
Affect
What are the two types of affect?
- Positive Affect: Pleasant engagement
- Negative Affect: Unpleasant engagement
What are the coping functions of emotions?
- Help deal with universal human tasks
- Provide automated, effective responses
What triggers an emotional response according to the Two-System View?
A Significant Life Event
What are the two systems in the Two-System View?
- System 1 (Biological): Automatic reactions
- System 2 (Cognitive Appraisal): Emotions from interpreting events
What can help end an emotion?
- Resolution of the situation
- Emotion regulation strategies
What is emotion regulation?
Managing which emotions we experience, when, and how they are expressed.
What are the five strategies for emotion regulation?
- Situation Selection
- Situation Modification
- Attentional Focus
- Reappraisal
- Suppression
True or False: Emotions guarantee action.
False
What are the basic emotions according to Ekman?
- Joy
- Sadness
- Fear
- Anger
- Disgust
- Surprise
- (Contempt)
What is Russell’s Circumplex Model of emotions based on?
Emotions are mapped along two dimensions: Valence and Arousal.
What does high valence and high arousal represent in emotions?
Excitement
What are the two influences on emotions according to current consensus?
- Biology
- Culture
What is emotion knowledge?
The ability to label, differentiate, and understand emotions and their shades.
What is the primary appraisal in Attribution Theory?
Evaluating outcomes as good or bad, leading to happiness or sadness.
What is emotional contagion?
The automatic mimicry of emotional cues leading to shared emotions.
What are the categories of basic emotions?
- Fear
- Anger
- Disgust
- Contempt
- Sadness
- Joy
- Interest
What is the function of fear?
Escape, protection, and vigilance linked to PTSD, anxiety, and phobias.
What is the function of guilt?
Repair harm and promote prosocial behavior.
What causes shame?
Negative self-evaluation
What do self-conscious emotions emerge from?
Self-evaluation
