Unit 8.4 Psychology

Question 0

James Lange theory

Answer 0

James and Lange would guess that I noticed my racing heart and then, shaking with fright, felt the whoosh of emotion. My feeling of fear followed my body’s response.

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

Are a mix of bodily arousal (heart pounding); expressive behaviors (quickened pace); and conscious experience, including thoughts (“Is this a kidnapping?”) and feelings (panic, fear, joy).

Question 2

Cannon bard theory

Answer 2

my heart began pounding as I experienced fear. The emotion-triggering stimulus traveled to my sympathetic nervous system, causing my body’s arousal. At the same time, it traveled to my brain’s cortex, causing my awareness of my emotion. My pounding heart did not cause my feeling of fear, nor did my feeling of fear cause my pounding heart.

Question 3

Two factor theory

Answer 3

Emotions therefore have two ingredients: physical arousal and cognitive appraisal.

Question 4

Facial feedback effect

Answer 4

The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger, or happiness

Question 5

Health psychology

Answer 5

A subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine