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Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Motivation

The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way, often influencing goal-directed behavior.

Emotion

A complex reaction involving subjective experience, physiological response, and behavioral or expressive response.

Cognitive Revolution

A shift in psychology during the 1950s that emphasized the study of mental processes, in contrast to behaviorism which focused solely on observable behavior.

Latent Constructs

Theoretical concepts that cannot be measured or observed directly; they require indirect measurement through various definitions.

Self-Report Questionnaires

Surveys that ask individuals to provide subjective data about their own behaviors, feelings, or attitudes.

Affect

A general term that encompasses both emotions and moods.

Basic Emotions

The fundamental emotions identified by Paul Ekman, which can be distinguished from one another and include anger, fear, joy, etc.

Yerkes-Dodson Law

A principle describing the relationship between arousal level and performance, suggesting that optimal performance occurs at moderate levels of arousal.

Cognitive Appraisal Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions result from an individual's cognitive appraisal or evaluation of a situation, influencing their emotional response.