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psych chap 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Emotion | combination of arousal, physical sensations, and subjective feelings that occurs spontaneously in response to environmental stimuli |
| motivation | process that arouses, maintains, and guides behavior toward a goal |
| James-Lange theory | theory of emotion that proposes that physical sensations lead to subjective feelings |
| catharsis | theory of emotion that views emotion as a reservoir that fills up and spills over |
| Cannon-Bard theory | theory of emotion featuring the simultaneous and independent occurrence of physical sensations and subjective feelings during an emotional experience |
| Schachter-Singer two-factor theory | theory of emotion in which in turn leads to subjective feelings |
| Somatovisceral afference model of emotion(SAME) | model of emotion in which a range of physicals sensations, from precise to general, requires varying degrees of cognitive processing prior to subjective feelings |
| Appraisals | detection and assessment of stimuli that are relevant to personal well-being |
| Yerkes-Dodson Law | description of the relationships among task complexity, arousal, and performance |
| insula | regions of the cortex located of the junction of the frontal ad temporal lobes |
| display rules | cultural norm that specifies when, where, and how a person should express an emotion |
| homeostasis | steady internal balance or equilibrium |
| Set points | value that is defended to maintain homeostasis |
| drive | state of tension and arousal triggered by cues important for survival |
| drive reduction | state of relief and reward produced by removing the tension and arousal of the drive state |
| incentives | reward that pulls an organism's behavior in a particular direction |
| intrinsic rewards | reward that arises internally |
| extrinsic reward | reward from an outside source |
| glucose | type of sugar that plays an important role in hunger levels |
| Leptin | hormone secreted by fat cells that helps the body maintain an appropriate level of stored fat |
| satiety | sense of feeling full and re requiring further food |
| Body Mass Index(BMI) | height-to-weight ratio used to identify healthy weight, underweight, and obesity |
| Anorexia Nervosa | eating disorder characterized by the maintenance of usually low body weight and a distorted body image |
| Bulimia Nervosa | eating disorder characterized by bingeing, purging, and having feelings of depression, disgust, and lost control |
| binge-eating disorder | eating disorder characterized by eating abnormally large amounts of food at one sitting and feeling that eating is out of control |
| estradiol | important type of estrogen or female sex hormone |
| testosterone | male hormone |
| sexual orientation | stable pattern of attraction to members of a particular sex |
| afilliation | being associated with other people |
| achievement motivation | desire to excel or outperform others |
| self-actualization | state of having fulfilled your potential |
Created by:
Grace.Jensen