Larry, Curly, and Mo
Selfies
More Than a Feeling
Feelings.....Nothing More Than Feelings (well, maybe a little more - including "Lego my Ego")
Growth Op.
100
The theory that states that people sometimes do the opposite of what they are told to do, or that failure sometimes increases motivation to succeed, is called ____________________
Reactance theory. It's based on the psychological and behavioural attempt to re-establish an eliminated or threatened freedom.
100
We completed Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale in class, which measures specific aspects / thought processes which affect our level of psychological well-being (obviously!). Name at least ONE of the 6 aspects of well-being measured.
Autonomy (confidence in own opinions), environmental mastery (control of own situation), personal growth (feel its important to always grow), positive relations with others (giving and unselfish), purpose in life (not wandering aimlessly), and self-acceptance (I like me).
100
What three perspectives / aspects of emotion are there?
Cognitive, biological, and social.
100
The winner of the silver Olympic medal feels less happiness than the winner of the bronze, even though she got a better medal. What theory explains this?
Appraisal theory of emotion. We appraise a situation before deciding how we feel about it. The bronze medalist thinks "Wow! I placed!", whereas the silver medalist thinks "Sacre bleu, if only I had done it a little differently, I could have had gold!"
100
What do Rogers and Maslow say we are ultimately motivated to do as humans?
Self-actualize
200
Mental conflict that happens when you begin to do something or think something that is inconsistent with an existing thought is called ____________________
Cognitive dissonance. To fix it, simply remove the dissonant belief, reduce the importance of the dissonant belief, add a new consonant belief, or increase the importance of the consonant belief.
200
Does high self- esteem cause high achievement?
No! It correlates, but is more a score card measuring how life is going, after the fact. It doesn't CAUSE success, it is a result of it.
200
Name 4 basic negative emotions, and 2 basic positive emotions. Yup, all of 'em.
Fear, anger, Disgust, sadness, joy, interest.
200
Name some benefits and liabilities of High DC (Desire for Control) individuals.
Benefits = higher goals set, completion of difficult tasks, and high motivation, and Liabilities = too-high goal setting, performance-inhibition reactions, too much effort on insignificant things, and illusion of control.
200
When we use facades, it creates incongruence. What are some psychological costs of this?
anxiety, depression, self-doubt, under-assertiveness
300
___________________ theory states that motivation and emotion produce identity confirming behaviours (sentiment-confirming) and identity-restoring behaviours (such as saying sorry or showing remorse)
Affect control theory
300
What 2 kinds of selves do we possess?
Consistent and Possible. We are motivated by our idea of possible self - we engage in behaviours that bring us closer to the possible self we would like to be.
300
How can we say that basic emotions are innate? How do we know?
they arise from the same circustances amongst all people (ie personal loss), they each have a unique facial expression pattern, and they each have a predictable physiological response.
300
Psychodynamics looks at the interplay of the Id and the Ego, but do they actually exist? Contemporary theorists see which brain systems as representing each of them?
Limbic system is the Id (pleasure centre) and the neocortex is the ego (executive control centre which adapts to the world via personality). They work together - the amygdala excites and inhibits the neocortex.
300
According to positive psychology, there are two causality orientations. What are they?
Autonomy causality orientation, which relies on internal guides, and control causality orientation, which relies on external guides like social cues. We want to adopt an autonomy orientation because it will be easier to self-motivate in order to grow as a fully functioning person
400
What the heck is the James-Lange Theory? Something about how we react to the water going cold in the shower?
It was the first major theory of emotion in the 1800's, and stated that we encounter a stimulus (the cold water) causing a body reaction (stiffen up your muscles and heart goes faster) then we experience emotion (angry?).
400
The model which states that people decide to pursue goals that are concordant with their core self, which is an internal process.
Self-concordance model. We do things to support our core selves, which generates increased well-being, which is a reward for doing the thing, so we continue to develop our core selves.
400
Name at least one social function of an emotion. There are four. Just need one - you can do it.
Communicate feelings to others, influence how others interact with us, invite and facilitate social interaction, and to create / maintain / dissolve relationships.
400
These stages - symbiotic, impulsive, self-protective, conformist, conscientious, and autonomous - are developmental stages of __________________, and they parallel the stages of psychosocial and moral development.
Ego Development
400
What is the difference in validation-seeking and growth-seeking individuals?
validation-seeking people strive to feel better about themselves and try to actively pursue self-esteem (deficiency), and growth-seeking people strive to learn and improve, with self-esteem as a result (growth).
500
Tell me what Differential Emotions Theory is all about.
We have 10 emotions which motivate us, each having a unique feeling, expression, neural activity, and purpose/motivation. 2 are positive (Interest and joy), 1 neutral (surprise), and 7 negative (fear, anger, disgust, distress, contempt, shame, and guilt.
500
HAHA!! Another freebie...
...As long as you can tell me one thing you have liked best about this class, and one thing you would change.
500
What is the difference between an emotion and a mood?
An emotion is from a specific event, influences a specific behavior, and emanates from short-lived energy, whereas mood is from a broader range of events, influences cognition as opposed to behaviour, and emanates from long-lived mental events.
500
Name 3 of the 11 ego defense mechanisms.
Sublimation, Humour, Anticipation, Rationalization, Reaction Formation, Regression, Identification, Displacement, Projection, Fantasy, Denial
500
What do you like better, dinosaurs or giraffes?
Giraffes
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