Cognitive Psych Final Exam Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Emotion a temporary affective state involving subjective feelings, physiological
responses, and expressive behaviors
Hedonic Value the degree to which an emotion is experienced as pleasant or unpleasant
James-Lange Theory Theory proposing that emotions arise from the perception and interpretation
of bodily physiological changes
Cannon-Bard theory theory stating that emotions and physiological arousal occur simultaneously
and independently in the brain
Schacter-Singer theory theory suggesting emotions result from physiological arousal combined with
cognitive interpretation of that arousal
Ekman's Theory theory proposing that basic emotions are innate, biologically hardwired, adn
universal across cultures.
Dimensional theory of emotion approach describing emotions along continuous dimensions such as valence
and arousal
appraisal the cognitive evaluation of an event's meaning for one's goals, values, and well-
being
emotion regulation processes by which individuals influences which emotions they have, when they
have them, and how they experience or express them
situation selection emotion regulation strategy involving choosing environments likely to produce
desired emotions
situation modification emotion regulation strategy that alters aspects of a situation to change its
emotions impact
attentional deployment emotion regulation strategy that redirects attention within a situation to
influence emotions
cognitive change emotion regulation strategy involving changing the way a situation is apprasied
or interpreted
response modulation amotion regulation strategy aimed at altering experimential, behavioral, or
physiological responses after emotion onset.
social processing the ability to percieve, interpret, and generate responses to social information
theory of mind the ability to attribute mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions to
oneself and others
and CORRECT Answers
Emotion a temporary affective state involving subjective feelings, physiological
responses, and expressive behaviors
Hedonic Value the degree to which an emotion is experienced as pleasant or unpleasant
James-Lange Theory Theory proposing that emotions arise from the perception and interpretation
of bodily physiological changes
Cannon-Bard theory theory stating that emotions and physiological arousal occur simultaneously
and independently in the brain
Schacter-Singer theory theory suggesting emotions result from physiological arousal combined with
cognitive interpretation of that arousal
Ekman's Theory theory proposing that basic emotions are innate, biologically hardwired, adn
universal across cultures.
Dimensional theory of emotion approach describing emotions along continuous dimensions such as valence
and arousal
appraisal the cognitive evaluation of an event's meaning for one's goals, values, and well-
being
emotion regulation processes by which individuals influences which emotions they have, when they
have them, and how they experience or express them
situation selection emotion regulation strategy involving choosing environments likely to produce
desired emotions
situation modification emotion regulation strategy that alters aspects of a situation to change its
emotions impact
attentional deployment emotion regulation strategy that redirects attention within a situation to
influence emotions
cognitive change emotion regulation strategy involving changing the way a situation is apprasied
or interpreted
response modulation amotion regulation strategy aimed at altering experimential, behavioral, or
physiological responses after emotion onset.
social processing the ability to percieve, interpret, and generate responses to social information
theory of mind the ability to attribute mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions to
oneself and others
