Vocabulary
Theories of Emotion
Affiliation and Achievement
100

Deliberate social exclusion

What is ostracism

100

the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus.

What is the James-Lange theory

100

Excessive self love and self esteem

What is Narcassism

200

A response that involves physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience?

What is emotion

200

the Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.

What is the two-factor theory

200

Examples: Silent treatment, exclusion, blocked on social media, imprisonment, solitary confinement, etc.

What is ostracism

300

The need to build relationships and to feel part of a group

What is affiliation need

300

Cognitive appraisal (“Is it dangerous or not?”)—sometimes without our awareness—defines emotion.

What is the Lazarus theory

300

excessive use of social media platforms often correlates with …

What is lower grades, increased anxiety and depression

400

Passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals

What is grit

400

Some embodied responses happen instantly, without conscious appraisal.

What is Zajonc; LeDoux

400

The need to build relationships and to feel part of a group

What is affiliation need

500

A desire for significant accomplishment and for attaining a high standard

What is achievement motivation

500

the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion.

What is the Cannon-Bard Theory
500

The part of the brain does ostracism affect

What is anterior cingulate cortex

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