Psych Exam 4

Big Five Traits

euroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness.

James-Lange Theory

Emotions are a result of physical arousal

flaws: exercising doesn’t provoke a strong emotion

Types of Stress

Frustration, Conflict, Change, Pressure

Approach-Approach

torn between two attractive goals:

ex: in my free time should I read or go for a walk

Approach-Avoidance

The are positives and negatives to one decision

Ex: If I take this class, I’ll get my HM credit but I won’t get to take Lighting Design

Avoidance-Avoidance

torn between two unattractive goals

ex: between a rock and a hard place

Types of Brain-Body Pathways

ANS (Autonomic Nervous System)

Endocrine System

General Adaption Syndrome

Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

Instinct Theory

All responses are natural (unlearned)

Drive Theory

Drive = tension and our goal is to get rid of the tension

Expectancy-Value Theory

If I expect I won’t do well on this test, I won’t study as much as I should and therefore won’t do well. (self fulfilling prophecy)

Incentive Theories

Rewards, like wanting a good grade so you study more for a test

Emotion Components

Congitive, Physiological (sympathetic nervous system), Behavior

Schachter Two-Factor Theory

Similar to James-lange as both state phsycial arousal leads to emotion but there is a step in between called appraisal where the environment is considered for context

Behaviorism

Our behavior is observational and at the mercy of our environment (believed by Skinner and Watson)

Psychodynamic Theory (Freud)

3 components of personality: Id, Ego, Super Ego

Defense Mechanisms

Projection, Denial, Displacement, Rationalization, Identification

Bandura

coined the idea of self-efficacy (the ability to keep trying after failure)