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Emotion |
A positive of negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity |
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James-Lange Theory |
A theory which asserts that stimuli trigger activity in the autonomic nervous system, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain |
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Cannon -Bard Theory |
A theory which asserts that a stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and emotional experience in the brain |
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Two-Factor Theory |
A theory which asserts that emotions are 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 use of cognitive and behavioral strategies to influence one's emotional experience |
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Reappraisal |
Changing one's emotional experience by changing the meaning of emotion-eliciting stimulus |
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Emotional Expression |
Any observable sign of an emotional state |
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Universality Hypothesis |
The hypothesis that emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone |
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Facial Feedback Hypothesis |
The hypothesis that emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify |
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Display Rules |
Norms for the control of emotional expression |
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Motivation |
The purpose for or psychological cause of an action |
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Hedonic Principle |
The notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain |
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Drive |
An internal state generated by departures from physiological optimality |
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Bulimia Nervosa |
An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging |
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Anorexia Nervosa |
An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of being fat and severe restriction of food intake |
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Metabolism |
The rate at which energy is used by the body |
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Mortality-Salience Hypothesis |
The prediction that people who are reminded of their own mortality will work to reinforce their cultural worldviews |
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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 are not themselves rewarding, but that leads to a reward
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Conscious Motivation |
A motivation of which one is aware |
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Unconscious Motivation |
A motivation of which one is not aware |
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Need for achievement |
The motivation to solve worthwhile problems |
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Approach motivation |
A motivation to experience positive outcomes |
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Avoidance motivation |
A motivation not to experience negative outcomes |
