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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
10/11/2014

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Term
Affect
Definition
the
automa+c
evalua+ve
response
to
a
specific
event
Term
postive vs negative affect
Definition
positve=approach
negative- avoid
Term
mood
Definition
general feeling state that is not clearly linked to an event
Term
emotional
Definition
specific conscious reaction to some specific event
Term
six basic emotions across cultures
Definition
happy
anger
surprise
disgust
sad
fear
Term
3 parts to emotions=
Definition
physiological, affective, cogntive
Term
affective component to emotions
Definition
positve or negative feeling
deveolps very QUICK
difficult to change
Term
physiological component to emotions
Definition
physical rxn caused by chemical changes in nervous system (heart rate etc)
relatively fast but hard to interpret
Term
cognitive component to emotions
Definition
interpretation of why we feel what
we feel "
Term
Three most influential theories about emotion
Definition
• Cannon-Baird"
• James-Lange"
• Schachter and Singer’s 2 stage theory"
Term
Cannon-Baird theory on emotion
Definition
Physiological and emotion reactions occur at the
same time, but are independent of each other"
Term
James-Lange theory"
Definition
We infer what we are feeling from the
physiological reaction we are having (cognitive)
Term
evidence for James Lange theory
Definition
facial feedback (pencil in mouth to mimick smile or frown)
Term
evidence against James Lange theory
Definition
not enough variety of physiological reactions
Term
Schachter-Singer theory
Definition
Emotions result from bodily arousal paired with
cognitive appraisal of the arousal-inducing
stimulus."
Term
evidence for schacter and singer
Definition
Schachter & Singer - epinephrine study"
Term
in a game show, if we rate the questioner as very smart but not the contestant we are committing
Definition
the fundamental attribution error
Term
we tend to be ___ when we can place ourselves in the situation
Definition
empathetic
Term
we have a general bias towards making ___attributions
Definition
dispositional
Term
fundamental attribution erro=
Definition
tendency for observers to attribute other peoples behavior to internal or dispositional causes and to downplay situational
Term
how is the Fundamental attribution error weakened?
Definition
empathy
Term
depressive attributional style
Definition
stable, global, internal attributions for negative events
My fault, always be like this, and is for everyting
Term
happiness in a marriage is highly correlated with the types of attributions made about your partners behavior esp for
Definition
wwives
Term
partner serving attributions are beneficial unless they cover up
Definition
serious problems
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