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23 Cards in this Set
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Emotion
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A positive or negative reaction to a perceived or remembered object, event or circumstance, accompanied by a subjective feeling
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James- Lange theory
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Event- physiological arousal- interpret physiological changes- emotion- You register your emotions after your body reacts
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Cannon- Bard Theory
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event- emotion and physiological arousal- The event causes both arousal and the registry of emotion
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Cognitive theory
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Event- physiological arousal- interpret based on context- emotion. Your arousal and the context combine to form emotions
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The Schacter-Singer Experiment
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Participants are told they are receiving a vitamin supplement, they actually receive epinephrine shot(adrenaline). Half wait with ‘manic’ confederates. Half wait with angry confederates. They were give a form asking what their mood was (dependent variable). Responses were “I feel happy” or “I feel angry. They based it on context
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Facial Feedback Hypothesis
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suggests that facial expressions are facilitation the emotion itself. The active smile makes me happier. A frown on my face will make me sadder
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Emotional Contagions
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we can actually catch and internalize from other people’s emotions
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LeDoux's Theory
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event- brain and body reactions or memories and interpretation- emotion. Different emotions rely on different combinations of body and brain reactions and interpretation
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Subjective well being
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Self evaluation of one’s life as pleasant, interesting and satisfying
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Deficiency orientation
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Focusing on the things they want to have instead of what they have now. The only goal is the accumulation of goods or status
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Theories of motivation
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the psychological and physiological processes underlying the initiation of behaviors that direct organism toward specific goals
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Instinct theory
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We can pick and choose
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Drive theory
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Trying the achieve homeostasis. Problem: doesn't explain things out of curiosity
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Arousal theory
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Trying to achieve moderate states of arousal. Problem: doesn't account for things like jumping out of a plane or that involve long term things
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Yerkes- Dodson Law
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Low arousal, Low performance , medium, medium, high, low
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Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
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Self actualization, Aesthetic needs, Cognitive needs, Esteem needs, Need to belong, Safety needs, physiological needs
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Self actualization
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Basic needs, like food, water, shelter, warmth
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Aesthetic needs
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beauty of nature, taking in surrounding
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Cognitive needs
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need to learn, explore, discover
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Esteem needs
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Need to be respected, have self esteem
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Need to belong
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Having a relationship, family
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Safety needs
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Need for consistency
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Physiological needs
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Food, water, oxygen, shelter
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