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Chapter 8

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Emotion   A positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity  
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James-Lange theory   The theory that a stimulus triggers activity in the body, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain  
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Cannon-Bard theory   The theory that a stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the body and emotional experience in the brain  
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Two-factor theory of emotion   The theory that emotions are based on inferences about the causes of physiological arousal  
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Appraisal   An evaluation of the emotion relevant aspects of a stimulus  
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Emotion Regulation   The strategies people use to influence their own emotional experiences  
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Reappraisal   Changing one's emotional experience by changing the way one thinks about the emotion-eliciting stimulus  
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Emotional Expression   An observable sign of emotional state  
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Universality hypothesis   The theory that emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone  
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Facial Feedback Hypothesis   The theory that emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify  
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Display Rule   A norm for the appropriate expression of emotion  
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Motivation   The psychological cause of an action  
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Hedonic principle   The claim that people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain  
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Drive   An internal state caused by physiological needs  
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Homestasis   The tendency for a system to take action to keep itself in an optimal state  
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Drive-Reduction theory   A theory suggesting that organisms are motivated to reduce their drives  
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Binge Eating disorder   An eating disorder characterized by recurrent and uncontrolled episodes of eating a large number of calories in a short time  
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Bulimia Nervosa   An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory behavior  
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Anorexia Nervosa   An eating disorder characterized by intense fear of being overweight and a severe restriction of food intake  
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Metabolism   The rate at which energy is used by the body  
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Human Sexual Response cycle   The stages of physiological arousal during sexual activity  
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Intrinsic Motivation   A motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding  
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Extrinsic Motivation   A motivation to take actions that lead to reward  
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Conscious Motivations   Motivations of which people are aware  
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Unconscious Motivations   Motivations of which people are not aware  
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Need for Achievement   The motivation to solve worthwhile problems  
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Approach Motivation   The motivation to experience a positive outcome  
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Avoidance Motivation   The motivation not to experience a negative outcome  
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Loss Aversion   The tendency to care more about avoiding losses than about achieving equal-size gains  
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Terror Management Theory   A theory about how people respond to knowledge of their own mortality  
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