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PSYCH1 Exam 3 - Chapters 9, 10, 11
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Psychology
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04/19/2011

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Stimuli trigger activity in the autonomic nervous system, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain.
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Cannon-Bard theory
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A stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and emotional experience in the brain.
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Two-factor theory (Schacter-Singer): 
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Emotions are inferences about the causes of undifferentiated physiological arousal. �
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Emotion
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lA positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity.

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appraisal
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lAn evaluation of the emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus.

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fast pathway
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lFrom the thalamus directly to the amygdala.

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slow pathway
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From the thalamus to the cortex, and then to the amygdala. �
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reappraisal
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A strategy that involves changing one’s emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus. �
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lEmotional expressions have the same meaning for everyone.

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display rules
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Norms for the control of emotional expression.
Intensification, deintensification, masking, neutralizing.
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hedonic principle
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The notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain.
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maslow's hierarchy
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need for self-actualization->esteem needs->belongingness and love->safety and security->physiological
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A motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding.
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motivation to take actions that are not themselves rewarding but that lead to reward.
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