AP Psychology Emotions Ch.13

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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


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