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Myers Psychology (6th ed.) Ch. 13
vocabulary-based flashcards--emotion
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
07/22/2010

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Emotion
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A response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience.
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James-Lange Theory
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The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli.
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.
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Two-Factor Theory
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Schachter-Singer's theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.
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Polygraph
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A machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (such as perspiration and cardiovascular and breathing changes).
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Catharsis
Definition
Emotional release. In psychology, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that "releasing" aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.
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Feel-good, Do-good Phenomenon
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People's tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood.
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Subjective Well-Being
Definition
Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate people's quality of life.
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Adaptation-Level Phenomenon
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Our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience.
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Relative Deprivation
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The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself.
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