AP Psychology Emotion Outline
Subject:
Psychology [1]
Tags:
emotion [2]
Mind [3]
Sexual arousal [8]
Arousal [9]
James–Lange theory [10]
Cannon–Bard theory [11]
Appraisal theory [12]
Emotion and memory [13]
health [14]
Emotion Outline Emotion- a response of the whole organism Physiological arousal Expressive behaviors Conscious experience Emotional Arousal Autonomic nervous system controls physiological arousal Arousal and Performance- Performance peaks at lower levels of arousal for difficult tasks, and at higher levels for easy or well-learned tasks. ? Emotion-Lie Detectors Polygraph- machine that is commonly used in attempt to detect lies; measures several of the physiological responses accompanying emotion (i.e. perspiration, heart rate, blood pressure, breathing changes0 Control Question Up to age 18, did you ever physically harm anyone? Relevant Question Did the deceased threaten to harm you in any way? RELEVANT > CONTROL ! LIE Is 70% accuracy good?