Untitled Flashcards Set

gestalt - the whole is more than the sum of its parts

approach-approach - wanting two things but only being able to have one

approach-avoidance - wanting something but also not wanting it or a part of it

avoidance-avoidance - 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 - makes you hungry (ghrr)

leptin - reduces appetite (lean)

intrinsic motivation - doing something for internal benefit (something that makes you happy or feel at peace)

extrinsic motivation - doing something for an external benefit or reward (promotion, raise, others opinions)

drive-reduction theory - when homeostasis (balance) is disturbed like being thirsty or hungry and you eat or drink something to restore it. fulfilling a need

fixed-action patterns - certain behaviors are innate and within us from evolution

quantitative empirical - research that can be measured like scans and levels

qualitative noon empirical - research that cannot be measured like feelings emotions and thoughts

stimulus - the thing causing you to react

psychological arousal - how your body reacts to the stimulus like sweating, or heart beating faster (involves the ans)

emotion - how you feel

stimulus → physiological arousal → emotion

or

stimulus → physiological arousal AND emotion (occur at the same time)

later components of emotion - why am I feeling this way (cognitive appraisal)

stimulus → physiological arousal + cognitive appraisal → emotion

broaden and build theory

  • developed by Barbara fredrickson

  • emotions broaden our awareness

  • and build experience (we gain through those emotions)

  • negative emotions reduce awareness

theories of emotion can coexist because different emotions require different levels of processing

universal facial expressions

  • paul ekman and Wallace friesen

  • concluded that facial expressions were universal and that there were six

  • fear, disgust, surprise, anger, happiness, sadness (inside out)

eyebrows are the most important part of the face to focus on

display rules - socially learned expectations that help regulate expression of emotion

emotional expression differs by culture

cultures reach us how to express our emotions and how much emotion to express

differences vary most in individualistic vs collectivist cultures

individualistic countries like the US and the UK display emotion more vividly. their smiles are bigger and more extreme

collectivist cultures like Japan and Korea rely more on context to interpret emotion. their facial expressions are less extreme.

culture plays a role in the expression of emotions.