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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-fact theory |
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 experience. |
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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 an emotional state. |
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universality hypothesis |
emotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone. |
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facial feedback hypothesis |
emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify. |
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motivation |
the purpose for or 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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homeostasis |
the tendency for a system to take action to keep itself in a particular state. |
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drive |
an internal state caused by psychological needs. |
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metabolism |
the rate at which energy is used in the body. |
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human response sexual 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 |
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 |
a motivation to experience a positive outcome. |
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avoidance motivation |
a motivation not to experience a negative outcome. |
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Terror Management Theory |
a theory about how people respond to knowledge of their own mortality. |
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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. |
