AP Psychology Emotions Ch.13
According to Darwin, why would it have been important evolutionarily for facial muscles to be universal in every culture ?
Important for survival
Where is anger expression more encouraged?
In cultures that do not promote group behavior
Feel Good, Do-Good Phenomenon
When in a good mood you are more likely to help others
Do different emotions have very different patterns of activation in the brain?
Yes (fear is in the amygdala)
Emotions
a response of the whole organism, involving 1) physiological arousal 2) expressive behaviors 3) conscious experience
What does not affect our happiness?
age, gender, education levels, parenthood, and physical attractiveness
What else makes humans angry (biologically)?
bad smells, high temperatures, traffic jams, and aches and pains
people who are happier perceive the world as being...
better
Facial-feedback effect
facial movement can influence emotional experiences
people who value love more than money report...
higher life satisfaction
What do boys do when mad?
move away from the situation
Adaption-Level Phenomenon
people adapt their happiness to their income level
Relative Deprivation
perception that we are relatively worse off than those we compare ourselves with
Set Point
pre-programmed set amount of happiness you will feel
What do girls do when mad?
talk about it or listen to relatable music
who make us the most angry
the people that are closest to us
Cannon-Bard Theory
the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus triggers 1) psychological responses and 2) the subjective experience of emotion
James-Lange Theory
theories that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
Schachter's Two-Factor Theory
theory that to experience emotion one must 1) be physically aroused and 2) cognitively label the arousal
Catharsis Hypothesis
venting anger through action or fantasy that is supposed to achieve n emotional release
Are men or women better at analyzing people's nonverbal expressions?
women
What is the amount of money that makes you adjust your happiness level
$65-75,000
When are we at our most positive mood?
6-8 hours after we have woken up
Are humans good or bad at recognizing emotions in other people?
They are good at it
Do facial expressions have different meanings in different cultures?
No
How does Lazarus explain our emotions?
Our brains process and react to vast amounts of information without our conscious awareness
What part of the nervous system triggers many of the physical responses we have when we experience an emotion?
The automatic nervous system
