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- Distinct Emotions Theory
- theory that humans experience a small number of distinct emotions
- Primary Emotions Theory
- small number (perhaps seven) of emotions believed by some theorists to be cross- Culturally universal
- Motivation-structure Rules
- deep-seated similarities in communication across most animal species
- Display Rules
- cross-cultural guidelines for how and when to express emotions
- Cognitive Theories of Emotion
- theory proposing that emotions are products of thinking
- Mere Exposure Effect
- phenomenon in which repeated exposure to a stimulus makes us more likely to Feel favorably toward it
- Facial Feedback Theory
- theory that blood vessels in the face feedback temperature information in The brain, altering our experience of emotions
- Nonverbal Leakage
- unconscious spillover of emotions into nonverbal behavior
- Proxemics
- study of personal space
- Pinocchio Response
- supposedly perfect physiological or behavioral indicator of lying
- Guilty Knowledge Test
- alternative to the polygraph test that relies on the premise that criminals harbor Concealed knowledge about the crime that innocent people don’t
- Integrity Test
- questionnaires that presumably assess workers’ tendency to steal or cheat
- Positive Psychology
- discipline that has sought to emphasize human strengths
- Motivation
- psychological drives that propel us in a specific direction
- Drive Reduction Theory
- proposing that certain drives, like hunger, thirst, and sexual frustration Motivate us to act in ways that minimize aversive states
- Homeostasis
- equilibrium
- Yerkes-Dodson Law
- inverted U-shaped relation between arousal on the one hand, and affect and Performance on the other
- Incentive Theory
- theories proposing that we’re often motivated by positive goals
- Hirarchy of Needs
- model, developed by Abraham Maslow, proposing that we must satisfy Physiological needs and needs for safety and security before progressing to more complex needs