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emotion
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a positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity
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James-Lange theory
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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
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a theory which asserts that a stimulus simutaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and emotional experience in the brain
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two-factor theory
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a theory which asserts that emotions are inferences about the causes of physiological arousal
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appraisal
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an evaluation of the emotion relevant aspects of a stimulus
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emotion regulation
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the use of cognitive and behavioral stategies to influence one's emotional experience
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reappraisal
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changing one's emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus
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emotional expression
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any observable sign of an emotional state
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universality hypothesis
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the hypothesis that emotional expressions have the same meaning for everybody
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facial feedback hypothesis
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the hypothesis that emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify
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display rules
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norms for the control of emotional expression
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drive
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an internal state generated by departures from physiological optimality
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bulimia nervose
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an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging
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anorexia nervosa
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an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of being fat and severe restrictions of food intake
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morality-salience hypothesis
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the prediction that people who are reminded of their own morality will work to reinforce their cultural worldviews
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intrinsic motivation
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motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding
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extrinsic motivation
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a motivation to take actions that are not themselves rewarding but can lead to reward
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conscious motivation
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a motivation of which one is aware
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unconscious motivation
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a motivation of which one is not aware
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need for achievement
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the motivation to solve worthwhile problems
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approach motivation
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a motivation to experience postive outcomes
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avoidence motivation
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a motivation not to experience negative outcomes
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motivation
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the purpose for or psychological cause of an action
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hedonic principle
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the notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain
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