Monday, February 28, 2011

Focus Questions pp.297-317

1. Describe the four processes involved in emotion.
2. What is the connection between evolution and emotions?
3. Describe Ekman's research.
4. What effect does culture have on emotion?
5. Describe the two emotional pathways (processing systems) in the brain.
6. What is the connection between the amygdala and emotions?
7. What is the connection between the reticular formation and emotions?
8. What is the connection between the cerebral cortex and emotions?
9. Which emotions are associated with the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the nervous system?
10. Name the most important hormones for emotion. With what emotion is each hormone associated?
11. Compare and contrast the main psychological theories of emotion: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, Two-factor, cognitive appraisal, and opponent-process.
12. Describe the distributions at the bottom of p.310. What type of distribution is each? What does each graph represent?
13. Describe someone with high emotional intelligence and someone with low emotional intelligence.
14. Describe three deception cues.

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