Chapter 8 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Emotion | A positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity |
| James-Lange theory | The theory that a stimulus triggers activity in the body, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain |
| Cannon-Bard theory | The theory that a stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the body and emotional experience in the brain |
| Two-factor theory of emotion | The theory that emotions are based on inferences about the causes of physiological arousal |
| Appraisal | An evaluation of the emotion relevant aspects of a stimulus |
| Emotion Regulation | The strategies people use to influence their own emotional experiences |
| Reappraisal | Changing one's emotional experience by changing the way one thinks about the emotion-eliciting stimulus |
| Emotional Expression | An observable sign of emotional state |
| Universality hypothesis | The theory that emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone |
| Facial Feedback Hypothesis | The theory that emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify |
| Display Rule | A norm for the appropriate expression of emotion |
| Motivation | The psychological cause of an action |
| Hedonic principle | The claim that people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain |
| Drive | An internal state caused by physiological needs |
| Homestasis | The tendency for a system to take action to keep itself in an optimal state |
| Drive-Reduction theory | A theory suggesting that organisms are motivated to reduce their drives |
| Binge Eating disorder | An eating disorder characterized by recurrent and uncontrolled episodes of eating a large number of calories in a short time |
| Bulimia Nervosa | An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by compensatory behavior |
| Anorexia Nervosa | An eating disorder characterized by intense fear of being overweight and a severe restriction of food intake |
| Metabolism | The rate at which energy is used by the body |
| Human Sexual Response cycle | The stages of physiological arousal during sexual activity |
| Intrinsic Motivation | A motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding |
| Extrinsic Motivation | A motivation to take actions that lead to reward |
| Conscious Motivations | Motivations of which people are aware |
| Unconscious Motivations | Motivations of which people are not aware |
| Need for Achievement | The motivation to solve worthwhile problems |
| Approach Motivation | The motivation to experience a positive outcome |
| Avoidance Motivation | The motivation not to experience a negative outcome |
| Loss Aversion | The tendency to care more about avoiding losses than about achieving equal-size gains |
| Terror Management Theory | A theory about how people respond to knowledge of their own mortality |
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