Exam 10: Emotion

What two hypotheses can be derived from James's theory of emotion?

To Darwin, emotional expression served a(n) ______ function.

Future research on emotion should triangulate __________ with other sources of evidence.

The experience of an affective state that occurs in response to a specific internal or external stimulus is defined as a(n) __________.

What is the central phenomenon represented by emotional concepts according to Barrett (2006)?

Which part of the human nervous system controls and regulate the visceral and organic components of emotion?

If a person appraises themselves as personally accountable for a motivationally congruent event, they should experience the emotion of pride.

Smith and Ellsworth's (1985) findings show that although the 15 emotions could be correctly predicted on 40% of occasions, the measured dimensions of appraisal could not fully distinguish between the different emotions.

What is the principal question that research on the universality of facial expression seeks to answer?

Describe a prototypical script for 'fear'.

According to the diagram based on Smith and Lazarus (1993), which of the following emotions arises from appraising events as motivationally incongruent and self-accounted?

How do we experience an emotion according to William James?

According to which of the following researchers do facial expressions serve to communicate social motives to others?

Cannon believed that differences between emotions can also be found in the brain.

According to Ekman, the syndrome components of anger are universal and coordinated by an innate control program in the brain.

What type of appraisal evaluates the problem-focused coping potential of a situation?

Which of the following provides the best example of an appraisal-free emotion?

In 1985 Smith and Ellsworth attempted to establish the different patterns of appraisal associated with __________ different emotional states.

The six __________ emotions are: happiness, sadness, anger, fear, __________ and surprise.

Which two aspects of emotions need to be addressed in future research according to your textbook?