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Intro Psych
Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Emotion | Involves a temporary state that includes unique subjective experiences and physiological activity and that preps people for action |
| Feelings | Studies scientifically through measurement of reported closeness of one feeling to another |
| Map of Emotions | Estimates location and distance between emotion |
| Valence | How positive the feeling is |
| Arousal | How energetic the feeling is |
| Appraisals | Conscious or unconscious evaluations and interpretations of the emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus or event |
| Action Tendencies | Readiness to engage in a specific set of emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus or event |
| James-Lange Theory of Emotion | Feelings are simply the perception of ones own physiological response to a stimulus |
| Two-factor Theory | Stimuli trigger a general state of physiological arousal, which is then interpreted as a specific emotion |
| Appraisal made by Amygdala | Evaluation of the emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus |
| Emotional Expression | Observable sign of an emotional state |
| Universality Hypothesis | Emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone |
| Facial Feedback Hypothesis | Emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they typically signify |
| Emotional Contagion | When a person observes, then experiences, the same emotion as another person |
| Cannon-Bard Theory | Perceive physical stimulus in environment, message sent to thalamus, simultaneously change facial expressions and produce bodily changes and acknowledge emotion |
| Serviceable Habits | Emotions serve a purpose |
| Antithesis | (Opposite) Emotions are opposite bodily expressions |
| Direct Action of the Excited Nervous System on the Body | Body expels unused excitement via laughter |
| Tracy's Theory | Emotions are survival adaptations |
| Distress Vocalization | Used to communicate fearful emotions to warn others |
| Emotions | Involves a temporary state that includes unique subjective experiences and physiological activity that prepares people for action |
| Mood | More general feelings, less intense |