PSYC 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Coronary Artery Disease, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, B Cell

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Heather Jenkin

Document Summary

Emotion: a response of the whole organism, involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviours and conscious experience. James-lange theory: the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. Cannon-bard theory: the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses and the subjective experience of emotion. Two-factor theory: the schachter-singer theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal. Polygraph: a machine that measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion; commonly used in attempts to detect lies. Catharsis: emotional release; releasing aggressive energy through action or fantasy can relieve aggressive urges. Feel-good, do-good phenomenon: people"s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood. Subjective well-being: self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life; used to evaluate quality of life. Adaptation-level phenomenon: our tendency to form judgements relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experiences.