Unit 11 (Emotion) Flashcards
_________ are our body’s adaptive responses. They’re a mix of physiological activation, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience
Emotions
What are the 2 controversies about emotions
1) Does your body go through changes first (heart beat, ect.) or do you feel emotion first
2) Is thinking involved in emotions? If so, in what part of the process
What is the Common sense View of Emotion
Emotions lead to Physiological Changes
What is the James-Lange View of Emotion
Physiological Changes lead to Emotions
What is the Cannon Bard Theory of Emotion
Physiological Changes and emotions happen at the same time (not caused by each other)
What is the Two-Factor Theory (Schachter-Singer Theory) of emotion
Physiological change leads to thinking which leads to emotion
What happens to our autonomic nervous system when we feel emotions
During an emotional experience, our autonomic nervous system changes the body automatically
What is true about arousal and performance
Being moderately emotional (aroused) is typically the best when completing tasks (Yerkes-Dodson Law)
What does Physiological Similarities mean
Your bodies Physiological response is almost identical for most emotions. Meaning your body reacts very similarly when it’s happy and mad
What Does Physiological Differences mean (2 things)
1) Finger temp/movement of facial muscles differ depending on what emotion is happening
2) The Amygdala fires for anger, the left side of the brain (frontal lobe) is active when positive emotions are happening. While the right side of the brain (frontal lobe) is active during negative emotions
What do we wonder about cognition and emotion
What is the connection between how we think (cognition) and how we feel (emotion)
An arousal response to one event spills over into our response to the next event, this is known as the _________ _________
Spillover Effect
What are the 2 things that we know about Cognition and Emotions
1) Sometimes emotions are felt without thinking. If this is the case usually it starts in the amygdala (Low-road to emotion/ Joseph Ledoux)
2) Sometimes thinking has to happen before we feel a particular emotion. If this is the case usually it starts in the frontal lobe (High-road to emotion)
________ ________ refer to facial expressions and body language
Expressed Emotions
What is true about detecting emotions
People are better at detecting negative emotions than positive emotions
What is true about Gender, Emotion, and Nonverbal Behavior
Women are better at detecting emotions than men
What is true about Detecting and Computing emotions
Most people find it difficult to detect when people are deceiving them, or lying about their emotions
What is true about culture and Emotional Expression (Ekman & Matsumoto 1989)
Facial expressions are pretty much the same throughout the world
Why did Charles Darwin think emotions are adaptive
He said that expressed Emotions aided in our survival by being able to detect enemies and being able to easily communicate with others, even before language existed
_________ are events that cause the same facial expression in people
Elicitors
________ _______ ___ _______ are cultural norms of how you express yourself (EX: some cultures smile more than others)
Display Rules of Emotion
The face you’re making determines the mood you’re in. This is known as the ________ ________ _______
Facial Feedback Effect
The _______ _______ _______ says your body language and behavior can affects your mood
Behavior Feedback Effect
What are the 10 Experienced emotions
Joy, Anger, Interest, Disgust, Guilt, Surprise, Shame, Contempt, Sadness, and Fear
