Untitled Flashcards Set

Gestalt

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Approach-approach conflict

Wanting two things but only being able to have one.

Approach-avoidance conflict

Wanting something but also not wanting it or a part of it.

Avoidance-avoidance conflict

Not wanting two things but having to choose one.

Optimal arousal

The amount of arousal where you perform the best.

Yerkes-Dodson theory

The more aroused you are, the dumber you are.

Disinhibition

Not having the correct judgment while performing a harmful behavior.

Ghrelin

A hormone that makes you feel hungry.

Leptin

A hormone that reduces appetite.

Intrinsic motivation

Doing something for internal benefit that makes you happy or feel at peace.

Extrinsic motivation

Doing something for an external benefit or reward, such as a promotion, raise, or others' opinions.

Drive-reduction theory

When homeostasis is disturbed, like being thirsty or hungry, and you eat or drink to restore it.

Fixed-action patterns

Certain behaviors that are innate and evolved.

Quantitative empirical research

Research that can be measured, such as scans and levels.

Qualitative non-empirical research

Research that cannot be measured, such as feelings, emotions, and thoughts.

Stimulus

The thing causing you to react.

Psychological arousal

How your body reacts to the stimulus, such as sweating or an increased heart rate.

Emotion

How you feel.

Emotion processing sequence

Stimulus → physiological arousal → emotion.

Broaden-and-build theory

Developed by Barbara Fredrickson, it states that emotions broaden awareness and build experience.

Universal facial expressions

Concluded by Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen that there are six universal facial expressions: fear, disgust, surprise, anger, happiness, and sadness.

Display rules

Socially learned expectations that help regulate the expression of emotion.

Individualistic cultures

Countries like the US and UK that display emotion more vividly.

Collectivist cultures

Countries like Japan and Korea that rely more on context to interpret emotion.