PSY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Homeostasis, Eating Disorder, Orgasm
26 Feb 2016
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Emotion- mental state or feeling associated with our evaluation of our experiences. Discrete emotions theory- theory that humans experience a small number of distinct emotions that are rooted in our biology. Primary emotions- small number (perhaps seven) of emotions believed by some theorists to be cross-culturally universal. Display rules- cross-cultural guidelines for how and when to express emotions. Cognitive theories of emotion- theories proposing that emotions are products of thinking. James-lange theory of emotion- theory proposing that emotions result from our interpretations of our bodily reactions to stimuli. Somatic marker theory- theory that we use our gut reactions to help us determine how we should act. Cannon-bard theory- theory proposing that an emotion-provoking event leads simultaneously to an emotion and to bodily reactions. Two-factor theory- theory proposing that emotions are produced by an undifferentiated state of arousal along with an attribution (explanation) of that arousal.
