emotion and motivation

unit 4

emotions

a set of complex reactions to stimuli that involve subjective feelings, physiological arousal and observable behavior

parts of emotion

physical, behavioral, and cognitive

display rules

norms and social expectations that govern how emotions are expressed and regulated

universal facial expression

basic facial expressions are natural to human biology

recognized emotions

joy, fear, anger, sadness, disgust, surprise

james-lange theory

the physiological changes are interpreted as a specific emotion

cannon-bard theory

the theory when you see a stimulus and experience the physiological reaction and the emotion at the SAME time

schachter-singer theory

in order to feel the emotion, you have to cognitively label (recognize) your physiological arousal

motivation

an internal state that activates behavior and directs it towards a goal

instinctive motivations

these motivations lead you to survive and meet your needs for safety and food

other motivations

help you meet your long-term and short-term desires in your life

drive reduction theory

when you experience a lack of homeostasis, you will try to fulfill that “drive” in order to restore homeostasis

approach motivation

drives behavior towards what you want (motivation to get what you want)

avoidance motivation

drives behavior away from negative outcomes (motivation to avoid punishment)