Ch. 6 Emotion and Affect

These flashcards cover key concepts, theories, and definitions related to emotions in the context of social psychology.

Emotion

Conscious evaluative rection to some event

• A feeling

Conscious emotion

Powerful and clearly unifies feeling state

• realizing we are feeling a certain way

Mood

Feeling state that is not clearly linked to some event

• For no reason

Affect

Automatic response that something is good or bad

• Outward expression of an emotional state, such as facial expressions or body language.

James-Lange theory of emotion

physiological arousal to a stimulus cause the experience of an emotion, rather than the emotion causing the physiological arousal

Physiological Arousal

The bodily state that accompanies emotions, influencing how they are experienced.

Facial Feedback Hypothesis

The theory that facial expressions can influence emotional experiences.

Schachter-Singer theory of emotion

Our emotions are the product of both physical arousal and our thoughts

• adding a cognitive label of the arousal.

Duplex Mind

The concept that describes two different modes of processing information: conscious emotion and automatic affect.

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to perceive, access and generate, understand, and reflectively regulate emotions.

Hedonic Treadmill

The tendency for people to maintain a stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events.

Risk-as-Feelings Hypothesis

The idea that individuals rely on emotional processes to evaluate risk, which can bias judgment.

Affect-as-Information Hypothesis

The notion that people use their feelings as information when making judgments or decisions.

Guilt

An unpleasant moral emotion associated with feeling bad about specific actions.

• specific actions

Shame

Involves feeling bag but spreads to the whole person

• yourself

Disgust

A strong negative feeling of repugnance or revulsion, often associated with a desire to avoid something.

Yerkes-Dodson Law

The principle that performance is best at moderate levels of arousal, with performance suffering at extremely high or low arousal levels.