PSY 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Autonomic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Elizabeth Campbell

Document Summary

Term: emotion a response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience. James-lange theory the theory that our experience of emotion is our aware- ness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. Retrieval questions: according to the cannon-bard theory, (a) our physiological response to a stimulus (for example, a pounding heart), and (b) the emotion we experience (for example, fear) occur (simultaneously/sequentially). How would you characterize the approach of each of the following researchers: zajonc, ledoux, lazarus, schachter, and singer: answers: zajonc and ledoux suggested that we experience some emotions without any conscious, cognitive appraisal. The parasympathetic division of the ans takes over when a crisis passes, restoring our body to a calm physiological and emotional state. Age: personality traits, close relationships, gender, flow in work and leisure f. religious faith, answers: age and gender (a. and d. ) do not effectively predict happiness levels.