Question: emotion

Answer: def:

A subjective response, usually accompanied by a physiological change, which is interpreted n a particular way by the individual and often leads to a change in behavior

my def:

A response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience.

Question: james lange theory

Answer: def:

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion arousing stimuli.

my def:

Emotion is a feeling which come about as a result of physiological changes (sweating, heart rate, etc.)

Question: cannon bard theory

Answer: def:

the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion

my def:

the biological change and the cognitive awareness of the emotional state occur simultaneously

Question: two factor theory

Answer: def:

Schachter-Singer’s theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.

my def:

Both our physical responses and our cognitive labels combine to cause an emotional response

Question: polygraph

Answer: def:

a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes).

my def:

a lie detector

Question: facial feedback

Answer: def:

the effect of facial expressions on experienced emotions, as when a facial expression of anger or happiness intensifies feelings of anger or happiness

my def:

Facial movement can influence emotional experience

Question: catharsis

Answer: def:

An emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety

my def:

Emotional release

Question: feel good, do good phenomenon

Answer: def:

people’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood

my def:

give back feel good

Question: well being

Answer: def:

Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate people’s quality of life.

my def:

a positive state that includes striving for optimal health and life satisfaction

Question: adaptation level phenomenon

Answer: def:

Our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience

my ex:

yesterday was a better day, so today is automatically worse