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PSY 101 AVC Dr. Gat
CH. 10 Motivation and Emotion
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2011

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What makes up Emotions?
Definition
Behavioral expression, Psychological response, subjective experience
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What is the difference between Emotion and Mood?
Definition
Emotion: intense, short-lived, directed towards someone or situation
Mood: milder emotional state, global, lasts longer
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8 primary Emotions
Definition
1. Fear
2. Surprise
3. Sadness
4. Disgust
5. Anger
6. Anticipation
7. Joy
8. Trust
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3 theories of Emotion
Definition
1. James-Lange Theory
2. Cannon-Bard Theory
3. Schacter's Cognitive Theory
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James-Lange Theory
Definition
Emotional feelings follow bodily arousal and come from awareness of such arousal
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Cannon-Bard Theory
Definition
The thalamus (in brain) causes emotional feelings and bodily arousal at the same time
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Schacter's Cognitive Theory
Definition
Emotions occur when physical arousal is labeled or interpreted on the basis of experience and situational cues. (If you see a bear in the wild you're scared, if you see it in the zoo it's cute)
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What emotion can never be 100% faked and why?
Definition
A smile; if someone is faking a smile their Duchenne's muscle doesn't contract
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What side of the face is most expressive AND quickest to show emotion?
Definition
The left side of the face because the right side of your brain controls emotions
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What 4 components do a Lie Detector measure?
Definition
1. Heart rate
2. Blood pressure
3. Sweat
4. Respiration
Term
What's the accurateness of Lie Detector tests?
Definition
1 in 4 are innocent
Term
What are 3 types of questions asked when taking a polygraph?
Definition
1. Irrelevant questions
2. Relevant questions
3. Control questions
Term
Irrelevant Questions
Definition
Neutral, non-threatening, non emotional questions
Term
Relevant Questions
Definition
Questions to which only someone guilty should react
Term
Control Questions
Definition
Questions that almost always provoke anxiety in a polygraph
Term
Daniel Goleman; Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient
Definition
Emotional competence, including empathy, self-control, self-awareness and other skills
Term
What are the five parts of Emotional Intelligence?
Definition
1. Self-awareness
2. Mood management
3. Motivation
4. Empathy
5. Social skills
Term
Can we have a high IQ and EQ?
Definition
YES, not correlated at all
Term
Which emotion is the deadliest?
Definition
HOSTILITY!
Term
What 3 things are Sternberg's triangle made up of?
Definition
1. Passion
2. Intimacy
3. Commitment
Term
Affective Blindsight
Definition
Cannot see emotions but can feel them in others
Term
Motivation
Definition
Dynamics of behavior that initiate, sustain, direct, and terminate action
Term
Primary motive
Definition
Innate (inborn) motives based on biological needs that must be met to survive
Term
Stimulus motive
Definition
Needs for stimulation and information; appear to be innate but are not necessary for survival
Term
Secondary motive
Definition
Based on learned needs, drives, goals
Term
Intrinsic motivation
Definition
Motivation coming from within (NOT from external rewards)based on personal enjoyment of task or activity
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Extrinsic motivation
Definition
Based on obvious external rewards, obligation or similar factors
Term
What type of motivator is the Sex drive?
Definition
Primary secondary OR Stimulus
Term
Coolidge effect
Definition
Male animals mate with a female several times and lose its drive until a new female comes along
Term
Abraham Maslow & Needs; Hierarchy of human needs
Definition
Maslow's ordering of needs based on presumed strength or potency. Must fufuill the basic need before moving up the triangle
Term
What's the highest state a human can achieve at the top of the Maslow triangle?
Definition
Self-actualization: reaching your full potential. EX: Ghandi, Martin Luther King
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