The Psychology of Emotions

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Body language
nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, behaviors, and posture
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Cannon-Bard theory
an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses & (2) the subjective experience of emotion
an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses & (2) the subjective experience of emotion
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Common-sense theory
idea held by most people that a stimulus leads to the subjective experience of an emotion which then triggers a physiological response
idea held by most people that a stimulus leads to the subjective experience of an emotion which then triggers a physiological response
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Discrete emotion theories
assumes that there are seven to ten core emotions
assumes that there are seven to ten core emotions
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Displaced aggression
taking out one's frustrations on some less threatening or more available target
taking out one's frustrations on some less threatening or more available target
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Display rules
culturally determined rules about which nonverbal behaviors are appropriate to display
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Emotion
a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
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Emotional appraisal
evaluating personal meaning of a stimulus
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Emotional expression
observable sign of an emotional state
observable sign of an emotional state
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Emotional feelings
the private, subjective experience of having an emotion
the private, subjective experience of having an emotion
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Emotional intelligence
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
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Facial action coding system (FACS)
A method for measuring emotions that capitalizes on the link between emotional experience and facial
A method for measuring emotions that capitalizes on the link between emotional experience and facial
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Facial feedback hypothesis
emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify
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James-Lange theory
Arousal comes before emotion
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Kinesics
study of movement
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Microexpressions
very brief, sudden emotional expressions
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Nonverbal communication (NVC)
gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact etc.
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Paralanguage
vocalic behaviors that communicate meaning along with verbal behavior
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Pitch
How high or low a sound is
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Polygraphs
lie detectors
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Primary appraisal
initial decision regarding whether an event is harmful
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Proxemics
study of personal space
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Psychological constructivism
Focuses on individual learners and how they construct their own knowledge, beliefs and identity
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Schachter's two factory theory
to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
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Secondary appraisal
an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress
an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress
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Speech rate
the speed at which a person speaks
the speed at which a person speaks
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Androgens
the main class of male sex hormones
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Orexins
hormone also involved with sleep that leads to increased appetite
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Homeostasis
A tendency to maintain a balanced state
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intrinsic motivation
a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake
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Body language
nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, behaviors, and posture
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Cannon-Bard theory
an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses & (2) the subjective experience of emotion
an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses & (2) the subjective experience of emotion
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Common-sense theory
idea held by most people that a stimulus leads to the subjective experience of an emotion which then triggers a physiological response
idea held by most people that a stimulus leads to the subjective experience of an emotion which then triggers a physiological response
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Discrete emotion theories
assumes that there are seven to ten core emotions
assumes that there are seven to ten core emotions
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Displaced aggression
taking out one's frustrations on some less threatening or more available target
taking out one's frustrations on some less threatening or more available target
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Display rules
culturally determined rules about which nonverbal behaviors are appropriate to display
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Emotion
a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
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Emotional appraisal
evaluating personal meaning of a stimulus
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Emotional expression
observable sign of an emotional state
observable sign of an emotional state
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Emotional feelings
the private, subjective experience of having an emotion
the private, subjective experience of having an emotion
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Emotional intelligence
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions
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Facial action coding system (FACS)
A method for measuring emotions that capitalizes on the link between emotional experience and facial
A method for measuring emotions that capitalizes on the link between emotional experience and facial
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Facial feedback hypothesis
emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they signify
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James-Lange theory
Arousal comes before emotion
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Kinesics
study of movement
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Microexpressions
very brief, sudden emotional expressions
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Nonverbal communication (NVC)
gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact etc.
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Paralanguage
vocalic behaviors that communicate meaning along with verbal behavior
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Pitch
How high or low a sound is
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Polygraphs
lie detectors
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Primary appraisal
initial decision regarding whether an event is harmful
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Proxemics
study of personal space
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Psychological constructivism
Focuses on individual learners and how they construct their own knowledge, beliefs and identity
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Schachter's two factory theory
to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal
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Secondary appraisal
an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress
an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress
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Speech rate
the speed at which a person speaks
the speed at which a person speaks
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Androgens
the main class of male sex hormones
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Orexins
hormone also involved with sleep that leads to increased appetite
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Homeostasis
A tendency to maintain a balanced state
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intrinsic motivation
a desire to perform a behavior effectively for its own sake