Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion – Major points, Schemes and Mind Maps of Social Psychology of Emotion

Download Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion – Major points and more Schemes and Mind Maps Social Psychology of Emotion in PDF only on Docsity! Chapter 8: Motivation and Emotion – Major points - know a basic definition of emotion, how it is measured, and its two dimensions - You should definitely know the James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Two-Factor models of emotion, and be able to recognize an example of each - know the “Bridge Study” as discussed in class, and how it applies to the models of emotions - know the 2 pathways (fast and slow) for emotional expression, and the role of the amygdala - know what emotional regulation and reappraisal are, and how they are related to each other and to emotional expression - know what the facial feedback hypothesis is - know what the universality hypothesis is, the evidence in its favor, and the emotions that are considered to be universal - know what display rules are, and the role of culture in them - know the cues that tell us genuine vs. faked emotions (e.g. smiles) - know what is and is not possible in regards to lie detection - know a basic definition of motivation - know what the Hedonic principle is, and how it affects our behaviors - know what an instinctive behavior is, and have a general understanding of how evolution and evolutionary forces can shape and/or maintain these behaviors - how does instinct affect mate selection? - know what homeostasis, drives, and needs are - review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs - know what drive reduction theory is, and how it is used to explain behaviors - know the difference between primary and secondary drives/motivations - know the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and how receiving the latter can influence the former - you are only responsible for the basics of the motivation for eating, drinking, etc. You DO NOT need to know all of the specifics about the various substances in the blood or the hormones. You should know, however, the part of the brain associated with the ‘fat rat’ (discussed in unit 1), what satiation is, and the fact that there are multiple parts of the body involved in eating, including signals from the gut, the blood, and the brain