James lange theory - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Cassandra is experiencing hunger for quite a while now and has still not eaten. According to the drive theories, if she continues to ignore her hunger and not eta for prolonged periods of time, what will she experience A. Internal tension or drive to obtain food B. External drive to obtain food C. Internal drive to stay hungry D. External drive to suppress her hunger E. External and internal drive to continue staying hungry F. External focus of control A. Internal tesnion or drive to obtain food...

GRE Psychology Subject Test Practice Questions & Answers Complete Solution An athlete's performance may improve or worsen according to the level of arousal. Under extreme pressure, performance may diminish. This is an example of a) The Yerkes-Dodson Law b) Clark Hull's theory of motivation c) the Garcia effect d) Zajonc's theory e) the James-Lange theory - Correct Answer-a) The Yerkes-Dodson Law A developmental psychologist is interested in conducting a study on children's gender ...

Chapter 15 Emotions and Mental Disorders - Chapter 15: Emotions and Mental Disorders Emotion - a subjective mental state that is usually accompanied by distinctive behaviors as well as involuntary physiological changes Sympathetic Nervous System - a component of the autonomic nervous system that arises from the thoracic and lumbar spinal cord Parasympathetic Nervous System - A component of the autonomic N.S. that arises from both the cranial nerves and the sacral spinal cord James-Lange ...

Three components that make up emotions physiological reaction, behaviors, thoughts/congition Commonsense theory emotion theory that states that awareness of an emotion precedes physiological activity James-lange theory emotion theory that states physiological activity precedes the emotional experience Two-factor theory emotion theory that states emotions have two factors: physical arousal and cognitive label Dimensions of experiencing emotions pleasant/positive, unpleasant/negative, high aro...

A "bright" 6-year-old might have a mental age of... a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 correct answer: d Type of intelligence involving learned facts and material? a. kinesthetic b. multiple c. crystallized d. fluid correct answer: c According to Rovee-Collier, without cueing, 2mo-olds will remember mobiles for 2-3? a. hours b. days c. weeks d. months correct answer: b memory for life events: a. autobiographical b. lexical c. scripted d. none of the above correct answer: a The...

THEORIES OF CRIME (WJEC LEVEL 3 CRIMINOLOGY) ACTUAL EXAM xyy theory (jacobs) - CORRECT ANSWER-- xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - CORRECT ANSWER-- is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity betw...

Functionalistic psychology 1. no sterile search of elements of consciousness, 2. function of mind, 3. psychology=practical science, 4. psychology to animals, children, useful, 5. motivation, 6. mental processes + behavior, 7. differences between organisms, 8. influenced by Darwin and William James. Crisis (William James) Depression caused by feeling of hopelessness, need free will Pragmatism if an idea works, it is valid Stream of consciousness interrelated, purposive thoughts Consciousness ...

xyy theory (jacobs) - xyy syndrome is where men have an extra y chromosome - xyy men are said to be more aggressive and violent - jacobs argued that this was true as xyy men are overrepresented in prison populations (15 per 1000 in prisons, 1 per 1000 in general population) twin studies (lange & christiansen) - is crime a heritable trait? - testing the concordance rates of criminal activity between mz and dz twins - lange - mz twins had higher concordance rates than dz twins - chri...

Which of the following is not an important determinant when considering the effects of modeling on learning? a. the role of reinforcement b. the retention of the material modeled c. the sex of the model d. the functional value of the model's behavior e. the nature of the material being modeled c The period in which a female of the species is sexually receptive is known as a. courting b. estrus c. gestation d. copulation e. menstruation b Which of the following is NOT a morphem...

What are 3 aspects of an emotional state? correct answers - Cognition(this is bad) -Readiness for action(run away) -A feeling (I'mm scared) What is the James-Lange Theory? correct answers Autonomic arousal and skeletal actions come first What is the order of an emotional state according to the James-Lange Theory? correct answers Event-> appraisal->action->emotional feeling 1. Cognition 2. Action 3. feeling What are some brain areas involved in emotion? correct answers L...