PSYC 4750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Apparent Death, Catastrophe Theory
26 Jun 2017
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Arousal is in the background and affects efficiency of ongoing behavior. Arousal is in the foreground felt as an affective experience. Arousal: the mobilization or activation of energy that occurs in preparation or during actual behavior in preparation or during actual behavior. Those bodily changes that correspond to our feelings of being energized, such as sweaty palms and increased muscle tension, breathing, and heart rate. Indicate that the body is getting ready for action. Activation of the brain, ranging from deep sleep to wakefulness to alertness: different areas of the brain are aroused depending on the operations being performed, brain energy in the form of glucose and oxygen. Refers to how subjectively aroused an individual feels. Scale determines the intensity of each type of arousal. Cue function of stimulus: determines the type of response. Arousing function of stimulus: determines the intensity of response. Refer collectively to stimulus characteristics that include novelty, complexity, and incongruity.
