Final Exam Flashcards
suppression is thought to be a(n) ________ process
conscious
repression is thought to be a(n) ________ process
unconscious
unconsciously deny impulses
repression
memory is a
constructive process
__________ ___________ organizes nonverbal experience and expresses it in language (words). Is a process of conversion.
referential activity
according to referential activity, 1st signif. emotional experience is recalled at this level
visceral level (via autonomic nervous system)
this analysis of emotion is a linguistic inquiry and word count
content analysis
high proportions of affect words demonstrate
significant levels of inhibition confrontation
low proportions of affect words demonstrate
high level of emotional inhibition
this analysis of emotion assumes language/word choice has meaning that can facilitate understanding of the world. words have meaning and often emanate from nonconscious sources.
discourse analysis
does emotional disclosure guarantee positive outcomes?
not necessarily
results from emotional disclosure
- general improvements in health
- improvement in physical but not mental health
- clear benefit associated with emotional disclosure
- knowledge of what is socially acceptable can distort narratives of remembered emotional experience
- to the extent the extensive ‘emotion work’ is conducted, narratives can achieve dramatic distance from ‘reality’
Sartre and “Bad Faith”: how existential philosopher/author describes bad faith narratives
Sartre on deception; deception can be doubly deceptive in that deception can be utilized to:
- deceive others
- deceive the self
emotion/action tendencies:
fear and disgust lead to
avoidance
emotion/action tendencies:
anger and happiness lead to
approach
mental representation of self becomes significantly tied to ingroup image. individual cognitive appraisal expand to incorporate group level needs.
intergroup emotions theory
circumplex model suggests __ basic emotions
8
circumplex model can take any two basic emotions and …
combine them into complex emotions
perceptual effect and emotion. narrowing perception:
-anger, fear, disgust, happiness,
perceptual effect and emotion. broadening perception:
sadness(?), curiosity, awe
anger mediates the relationship between
transgression/violation and level of punishment
Jennifer Lerner on emotion and behavioral prediction claims
emotional reactions have more predictive power than attitudes
emotion in the lab. the IV is
priming emotion
emotion in the lab. the DV is
measuring emotion
Novaco Anger Scale (NAS) measures
general inclination toward anger reactions
Novaco Anger Scale (NAS) consists of 48 items divided into these 3 subscales
- cognitive subscale
- arousal subscale
- behavioral subscale
Novaco Anger Scale (NAS) cognitive subscale measures
anger justifications, rumination, hostile attitude, suspicion
Novaco Anger Scale (NAS) arousal subscale measures
anger intensity, duration, somatic tension, and irritability