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emotion
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a response of the whole organism, invoving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience
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James-Lange Theory
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the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience in emotion
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two-factor theory
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Schachter's theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal
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polygraph
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a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological rsponces accompanying emotion (such as persperation, cardiovascular and breathing changes.)
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catharsis
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emotional release. In psychology, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that "releasing" aggresive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.
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feel-good, do-good phenomenon
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people's tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
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subjective well-being
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self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and conomic indicators) to evaluate people's quality of life
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adaption-level phenomenon
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our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a "neutral" level defined by our prior experience
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relative deprivation
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the perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself
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James-Lange Theory
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the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience in emotion
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two-factor theory
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Schachter's theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal
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polygraph
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a machine, commonly used in attempts to detect lies, that measures several of the physiological rsponces accompanying emotion (such as persperation, cardiovascular and breathing changes.)
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catharsis
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emotional release. In psychology, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that "releasing" aggresive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.
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feel-good, do-good phenomenon
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people's tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
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subjective well-being
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self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of objective well-being (for example, physical and conomic indicators) to evaluate people's quality of life
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adaption-level phenomenon
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our tendency to form judgements (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a "neutral" level defined by our prior experience
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relative deprivation
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the perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself
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