Chapter 13      Emotion          (CR8, CR15, CR16)

Chapter 13 Objectives:

1. Identify the three components of emotion, and contrast the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion.

2. Describe Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion, and discuss evidence suggesting that some emotional reactions involve no conscious thought.

3. Describe how emotions can be differentiated along the dimensions of valence and arousal level.

4. Describe the physiological changes that occur during emotional arousal, and discuss the relationship between arousal and performance.

5. Describe the relationship between physiological states and specific emotions, and discuss the effectiveness of the polygraph in detecting lies.

6. Describe some nonverbal indicators of emotion, and discuss the extent to which people from different cultures display and interpret facial expressions of emotion in a similar manner.

7. Describe the effects of facial expressions on emotional experience.

8. Discuss the significance of biological and environmental factors in the acquisition of fear.

9. Discuss the catharsis hypothesis, and identify some of the advantages and disadvantages of openly expressing anger.

10. Identify some potential causes and consequences of happiness, and describe how happiness is influenced by our own prior experiences and by others’ attainments.