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motivation & emotion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| James-Lange TheoryJames-Lange Theory | emotions are the result of our interpretation of physiological responses to stimuli |
| Cannon-Bard Theory | proposes that emotional feelings and physiological arousal happen simultaneously and independently in response to a stimulus (one does not cause the other) |
| Schachter-Singer Theory | an emotion arises from two key components: physiological arousal and a cognitive label |
| Zajonc-LeDoux Theory | some emotional responses, particularly rapid fear reactions, happen before conscious thought |
| Yerkes-Dodson Law | performance increases with physiological or mental arousal (stress) but only up to an optimal point, after which performance decreases as arousal becomes excessive |
| General adaptation syndrome (GAS) | the body's three-stage, short- and long-term reaction to stress: Alarm (fight-or-flight), Resistance (adaptation/recovery), and Exhaustion (depletion of resources |