Exam 14: Individual Emotions

______signals social dominance that has an air of aggression, tension release, and a taunting of opponents that seeks to put them in their place.

The function of ______is to act like a moral barometer to provide immediate and salient feedback about the worth and acceptability of one's behavior.

Explain the dual motivation theory of shame.

______is the oldest emotion, with its original function being to prevent the oral incorporation of offensive substances.

Explain the three functions associated with joy.

The emotion that underlies "moralization" so that the person is motivated to avoid any temptation to engage in the immoral behavior is:

______revolves around subjective experiences of being snobbish, stuck-up, conceited, arrogant, egotistical, and smug, and it is rooted in internal, stable, and uncontrollable attributions.

______is an important prosocial emotion that both facilitates cooperation and helping on the one hand and acts in opposition to antisocial behavior.

The function of _______is to reject some aspect of the environment.

______is associated with feelings of powerlessness that arise from motivation and action tendencies that revolve around doing nothing.

Envy has two facets, one constructive and the other destructive. Explain and define the two facets along with their functions.

______arises when one compares the outcome one received versus a better outcome that might have resulted from the same action or the same choice.

______involves feeling repulsed by and motivated to get away from or get rid of a contaminated, deteriorated, or spoiled object.

Compare and contrast the emotions of disappointment and regret.

According to the text, ______is potentially the most dangerous emotion, as its functional purpose is to destroy barriers in one's environment.

How do fear and anxiety differ?

The emotion of _______arises primarily from experiences of separation and failure.

Two motives are generated as a result of experiencing ________: to protect the self and to restore the threatened self.

Explain why anger is the most passionate emotion as well as the most dangerous.

______arises from restraint, as in the case of having one's plans and goals interfered with by some outside force.