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(TAMUCC) Psych Ch. 9
Psychology Terms (Ch.9)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity | emotion |
| stimuli trigger activity in the autonomic nervous system, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain | James-Lange theory |
| a stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and emotional experience in the brain | Cannon-Bard theory |
| emotions are interferences about the causes of undifferentiated physiological arousal | Two-factor theory (Schacter-Singer) |
| an evaluation of the emotionally-relevant aspects of a stimulus that is performed by the amygdala | appraisal |
| animals with this syndrome become hyper sexual and will attempt to mate with members of a different species and even inanimate objects | Kluver-Bucy Syndrome |
| cognitive and behavioral strategies that change one's emotional experience | emotion regulation |
| changing one's emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus | reappraisal |
| emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone | universality hypothesis |
| emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify | facial feedback hypothesis |
| norms for the control of emotional expression Ex:) intensification, de-intensification, masking, neutralizing | display rules |
| is a defensive response, stereotyped by cultures and can also be irrational | disgust |
| the purpose for or cause of an event | motivation |
| the notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain; In Further Depth: the idea that all are at certain state of happiness and will continue to be at same state no matter what one may do | Hedonic principle |
| the inherited tendency to seek out a particular goal | instincts |
| an internal state generated by departures from physiological optimality | drive |
| tells the brain to switch hunger to ON | Ghrelin |
| tells the brain to switch hunger to OFF | Leptin |
| increases eating (hunger center) | Lateral hypothalamus |
| stops eating (satiety center) | Ventromedial hypothalamus |
| a disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging | Bulimia nervosa |
| a disorder characterized by an intense fear of being fat and severe restriction of food intake | Anorexia nervosa |
| having a BMI of 30+ | obesity |
| the rate at which energy is used by the body | metabolism |
| involved in the onset of sexual desire; otherwise known as the "love chemical" | DHEA |
| regulates ovulation and sexual interest | estrogen |
| increases sex drive | testosterone |
| list the 4 phases of the human sexual response cycle | 1) excitement phase 2) plateau phase 3) orgasm phase 4) resolution phase |
| a motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding | intrinsic motivation |
| a motivation to take actions that are not themselves rewarding but that lead to reward | extrinsic motivation |
| a motivation of which one is aware | conscious motivation |
| a motivation of which one is not aware | unconscious motivation |
| a motivation to experience positive outcomes | approach motivation |
| a motivation not to experience negative outcomes | avoidance motivation |
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