PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Terror Management Theory, Bulimia Nervosa, Lateral Hypothalamus
6 Dec 2014
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+"ve or ve experience that is associated with a particular pattern of psychological activity. Stimulus triggers activity in body, which in turn produces an emotional experience in brain. Emotional experience is consequence, not cause of our physiological rxns to objects & events in world: cannon-bard theory. Stimulus simultaneously triggers activity in body & emotional experience in brain: two-factor theory. Emotional are based on inferences about cases of physiological arousal (pg. 317, fig. Amygdala is critical to making these appraisals essentially an extremely fast & sensitive threat detector (pg. 8. 6 fast & slow pathways of fear) Strategies ppl use to influence their own emotional experience reappraisal. "ing one"s emotional experience by "ing way one thing about emotion-eliciting stimulus. Ability is associated with both mental & physical health. Emotional expressions have same meaning for everyone. Every human being naturally expresses happiness with smile, & naturally understands that a smile signifies happiness.
