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Chapter 9
Emotion + Motivation
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2014

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Term
James-Lange Theory
Definition
emotion is a result of arousal
see snake, heart races, feel fear
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Cannon-Bard Theory
Definition
emotions + arousal occur at the same time
see snake, (heart races + feels fear)
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Schacter's 2-factory theory
(example)
Definition
kid's heart races and cheeks turn pink
knows it's embarrassing
feels embarassed
Term
reappraisal
Definition
changing one's emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimuli
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Who found that facial communication plays an important role?
Definition
Charles Darwin
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display rules (the 4)
Definition
norms for socially acceptable displays of emotion
-intensification
-deintensification
-masking
-neutralizing
Term
features indicating sincerity
Definition
morphology
symmetry
duration
temportal patterning
Term
morphology
Definition
certain muscles resist conscious control
Term
temporal patterning
Definition
smooth appearance + disappearance
Term
Hedonic Principle
Definition
notion that all people are motivated to pursue pleasure + avoid pain
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instinct
Definition
inherited tendency to seek a particular goal
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drive
Definition
internal state generated by departure from physiological optimality
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hierarchy of emotions
(by who?)
Definition
Maslow
bottom to top:
physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
Term
leptinn
Definition
chemical secreted by fat cells that tell the brain to switch hunger on
Term
ventromedial hypothalamus
Definition
responds to cues to stop eating
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lateral hypothalamus
Definition
responds to cues to start eating
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intrinsic motivation
Definition
motivation to take actions that are themselves awarding
Term
extrinsic
Definition
motivation to take actions that lead to reward
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approach motivation
Definition
motivation to experience a positive outcome
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avoidance motivation
Definition
motivation not to experience a negative outcome
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