What is an emotion?
A positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity.
What does the James–Lange theory assert?
Stimuli trigger activity in the autonomic nervous system, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain.
What does the Cannon–Bard theory assert?
A stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and an emotional experience in the brain.
What does the Two-factor theory assert about emotions?
Emotions are inferences about the causes of physiological arousal.
What is emotional regulation?
The use of cognitive and behavioural strategies to influence one's emotional experience.
What is reappraisal in emotion regulation?
Changing one's emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus.
What is emotional expression?
Any observable sign of an emotional state.
What is the universality hypothesis?
The hypothesis that emotional expressions have the same meaning to everyone.
What are display rules?
Norms for the control of emotional expression.
What is the hedonic principle?
The notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain.
What is homeostasis?
The tendency for a system to keep itself in a particular state.
What is a drive in motivation terms?
An internal state generated by departures from physiological optimality.
What is bulimia nervosa?
An eating disorder characterized by the binge eating followed by purging.
What behavior does bulimia nervosa include?
Binge eating
What behavior typically follows binge eating in bulimia nervosa?
Purging
What is anorexia nervosa?
An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of being fat and severe restriction of food intake.
Name one core feature of anorexia nervosa.
An intense fear of being fat
Name the other core feature of anorexia nervosa.
Severe restriction of food intake
What is the human sexual response cycle?
The stages if physiological arousal during sexual activity.
What does the mortality-sense hypothesis predict?
People who are reminded of their own mortality will work to reinforce their cultural world views.
What is intrinsic motivation?
A motivation to take actions that are themselves rewarding.
What is extrinsic motivation?
A motivation to take actions that are not themselves rewarding but lead to a reward.
What is conscious motivation?
A motivation of which one is aware.
What is unconscious motivation?
A motivation of which one is not aware.
What is the need for achievement?
The motivation to solve worthwhile problems.
What is approach motivation?
A motivation to experience positive outcomes.
What is avoidance motivation?
A motivation to not experience negative outcomes.
What is an emotion?
A positive or negative experience that is associated with a particular pattern of physiological activity.
What does the James–Lange theory assert?
Stimuli trigger activity in the autonomic nervous system, which in turn produces an emotional experience in the brain.
What does the Cannon–Bard theory assert?
A stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in the autonomic nervous system and an emotional experience in the brain.
What does the Two-factor theory assert about emotions?
Emotions are inferences about the causes of physiological arousal.
What is emotional regulation?
The use of cognitive and behavioural strategies to influence one's emotional experience.
What is reappraisal in emotion regulation?
Changing one's emotional experience by changing the meaning of the emotion-eliciting stimulus.
What is the universality hypothesis?
The hypothesis that emotional expressions have the same meaning to everyone.
What is the hedonic principle?
The notion that all people are motivated to experience pleasure and avoid pain.
What is a drive in motivation terms?
An internal state generated by departures from physiological optimality.
What is anorexia nervosa?
An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of being fat and severe restriction of food intake.
What is the human sexual response cycle?
The stages if physiological arousal during sexual activity.
What does the mortality-sense hypothesis predict?
People who are reminded of their own mortality will work to reinforce their cultural world views.
What is extrinsic motivation?
A motivation to take actions that are not themselves rewarding but lead to a reward.
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