PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter Ch.7: Shopping Cart, Mirror Test, 18 Months

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Curtis

Document Summary

Be specific about the methodology and results: schacter & singer"s two-factor theory (experiment, emotions have two components: arousal and a cognitive component that involves. In one condition, the confederate played with things in the room. Self-awareness: mirror dot test on forehead, shopping cart test. Theory of mind: ball in box test, deception test. 6 basic emotions (born with them: anger, disgust, fear. 4 moral (social) emotions: guilt, shame, embarrassment, pride. Cantor, zillman & bryan treadmill study: arousal comes first, person attributes arousal to what they see around them, people ran on a treadmill then saw sex scene, misattributed the arousal from the treadmill as the movie. In one they all ran the same amount of time but the difference was how much time they waited before they saw the video (changed misattribution of arousal) In second they all ran different amounts and then saw the video. White et al: polarizing effect says it exaggerates the feelings that you already have.