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Emotion

A feeling that involves our thoughts, body reactions, and actions.

Elicitors

Stimuli or events that trigger an emotional response in an individual.

Arousal Comes Before Emotion

The suggestion that emotions follow bodily arousal.

Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

The suggestion that facial expressions can influence emotions.

Arousal + Cognitive Label = Emotion

Emotion is the result of physiological arousal and a cognitive label.

Broaden-and-Build Theory of Emotion

Positive emotions help us think more openly and try new things which makes us stronger.

Universal Emotion

The idea that certain emotional expressions are recognized and experienced similarly across different cultures.

Display Rules

Cultural norms that dictate how, when, and where individuals should express emotions.

Instincts

Innate, fixed patterns of behavior in animals triggered by specific stimuli.

Drive-Reduction Theory

Behavior is motivated by the need to reduce internal drives caused by physiological deficits.

Ghrelin

A hormone produced in the stomach that stimulates appetite.

Leptin

A hormone produced by fat cells that helps regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.

Belongingness

The innate human desire to form and sustain close, meaningful relationships.

Arousal Theory

Individuals are motivated to maintain an optimal level of alertness.

Yerkes-Dodson Law

Performance increases with arousal but only up to a point; when too high, performance decreases.

Sensation-Seeking Theory

Proposes that one's motivation is driven by the need for varied, novel, and intense experiences.

Thrill Seeking

A component of sensation-seeking theory motivated by the desire for intense experiences.

Adventure Seeking

A component of sensation-seeking theory motivated by the desire for new and challenging experiences.

Disinhibition

The tendency to seek out social and experiential thrills by engaging in behaviors typically restrained by social norms.

Boredom Susceptibility

An individual's intolerance for repetitive or monotonous experiences.

Incentive Theory

Behavior is motivated by the desire for external rewards or incentives.

Self-Determination Theory

Proposes that people are motivated by intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.

Intrinsic Motivation

Engaging in activities for their own sake, driven by internal rewards.

Extrinsic Motivation

Engaging in behavior due to external rewards or pressures.

Lewin’s Motivational Conflicts Theory

Describes the psychological struggles individuals face when making decisions.

Approach-Approach Conflicts

Conflicts that occur when choosing between two desirable options.

Avoidance-Avoidance Conflicts

Conflicts that occur when choosing between two undesirable options.

Approach-Avoidance Conflicts

Conflicts that occur when drawn to and repelled by the same option.