PSYC-3060 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Test Cricket, Operant Conditioning, Intelligence Quotient
12 Oct 2018
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PSYC-3060
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
Monday, October 24
Chapter 10
Emotion-complex evaluative feeling which includes physiological arousal (not
sexual but in the opposite of sleep….you can love someone but hate a lot of what
they do….wouldnt say ) love choc ice cream as an emotion
● 3 components:
o 1) cognitive-positive or negative evaluation that tends to be complex
▪ Ex) gold, silver, bronze (medal metaphor)
● silver medalists compare themselves to gold
medalists...bronze medalists compare themselves to
everyone who didnt get a medal gold happiest, bronze
second happiest)
o 2) physiological-bodily arousal
▪ Amygdala part of the brain (plays important role in fear)
▪ Phys. section can process information independently from of
cognitive awareness (before brain has chance to catch up)
● Ex) Walking down dark alley and hear footsteps (body
could figure out before your mind what is happening)
o -SONA experiment..heart rate goes up when
picking from stack of cards that as greater gains
and losses opposed to picking from a stack that
has minimal gains and minimal losses)
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o 3) behavioral-overt, nonverbal behavior
▪ facial expresses
▪ 7 primary emotions
● 1-joy
● 2-fear
● 3-anger (all 3 are universal)
▪ Facial Feedback Hypothesis- facial muscles send signals to the
brain about your emotion moms forcing kids to
smile...muscles in face send message to brain and you think you
are happy)
Ex) Paraplegics hold pen in mouth either smiling or
frowning then shown comics (those who held smiled thought comic
was funnier)
Ex Botox paralyzes nerves so they cant move...unable
to do facial feedback
● happiness
o genetics=50%
o circumstances are only about 10% (can make yourself happier
through intentional activities)
o intentional activities=40%
▪ Good Predictors:
● 1-social relationships*** (single greatest determinant of
happiness)
● 2- work
● 3-Health
● 4- Religion (people who are religious are usually
happier)
● 5- Politics (republicans tend to be happier)
▪ Bad Predictors:
● 1-Hedonic Adaptation-return to a stable level of
happiness
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Document Summary
Emotion-complex evaluative feeling which includes physiological arousal (not sexual but in the opposite of sleep . you can love someone but hate a lot of what they do . wouldn(cid:495)t say (cid:494)) love choc ice cream(cid:495) as an emotion(cid:524) 3 components: 1) cognitive-positive or negative evaluation that tends to be complex, ex) gold, silver, bronze (medal metaphor) 3-anger (all 3 are universal: facial feedback hypothesis- facial muscles send signals to the brain about your emotion (cid:523)mom(cid:495)s forcing kids to smilemuscles in face send message to brain and you think you are happy) Ex) paraplegics hold pen in mouth either smiling or frowning then shown comics (those who held smiled thought comic was funnier) to do facial feedback. Ex(cid:524) botox paralyzes nerves so they can(cid:495)t moveunable. Happiness: genetics=50, circumstances are only about 10% (can make yourself happier through intentional activities) intentional activities=40, good predictors: 1-social relationships*** (single greatest determinant of happiness) 4- religion (people who are religious are usually happier)
