Emotion

Question 1

Emotion

Answer 1

behaviour that is a) a subjective thought and/ or experience with b) accompanying patterns of neural activity and physical arousal and c) an observable behavioural expression (i.e. muscle tension)

• Emotional/threatening stimuli increase activity in areas related to planning movements
• Amygdala-> Frontal Lobes->Decides on emotional response (i.e. running away, not a spider…. decrease emotional response)

Question 2

Amygdala

Answer 2

brain area critical for emotion

• projects to other brain structures that create observable behaviour
• stimulates activity in sensory areas when threatening/ meaningful stimulus detected

Question 3

James-Lange Theory

Answer 3

• Physiological reactions to stimuli (i.e. racing heart) precedes emotional experience (i.e. fear)
• Physiological responses determine emotion
• Perception of stimulus-> brain receives feedback-> based on feedback, brain decides which emotion to feel
• Current accepted model

Question 4

Facial Feedback Hypothesis

Answer 4

emotional expressions can influence emotional state (i.e. if you smile you will feel happy)
-Physical touch can influence emotion (i.e. warm coffee -> positive feelings, iced coffee-less positive, touching can increase cooperation)

Question 5

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

Answer 5

• Brain interprets situation and generates subjective emotional feelings, and that these representations in the brain trigger responses in the body
• occurs almost simultaneously

Question 6

Polygraph

Answer 6

machine that measure whether a heart rate and sweating increases when a person responds to different events or questions (lie detector)

• changes in heart rate/sweat suggest person is experiencing stress
• not always reliable

Question 7

Microexpressions

Answer 7

brief true facial expressions expressed while trying to lie

-Facial expressions are universal

Question 8

Emotional Dialects

Answer 8

variations across cultures in how common emotions are expressed
-people in North America lower brow to show contempt, Gabonese people raise upper lip

Question 9

Display Rules

Answer 9

expectations regarding when it is appropriate to show a certain emotion

i. e showing grief in different ways
- Western people focus on person expressing emotion, Asian people also focus on people surrounding person expressing emotion

Question 10

Two Factor Theory

Answer 10

Same physiological experiences and result in different emotions (i.e. lust or fear)

feelings depend on thoughts