AP PSYCHOLOGY

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MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

THEORIES AND PHYSIOLOGY OF EMOTION

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Emotion is currently considered to be a combination of physiological arousal, expressive behavior (motor activity), and subjective conscious experience. If a researcher only measured motor activity, we would say that her measure
A
lacks construct validity.
B
lacks content validity.
C
lacks test-retest reliability.
D
lacks predictive validity.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Our emotional states are combinations of physiological arousal, psychological appraisal, and subjective experiences. Together, these are known as the components of emotion. These appraisals are informed by our experiences, backgrounds, and cultures.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the Schachter-Singer theory of emotion, developed in 1962, there are two key components of an emotion: physical arousal and a cognitive label. In other words, the experience of emotion involves first having some kind of physiological response which the mind then identifies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotions and arousal occur at the same time.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most obvious signs of emotional arousal involve changes in the activity of the visceral motor (autonomic) system (see Chapter 21). Thus, increases or decreases in heart rate, cutaneous blood flow (blushing or turning pale), piloerection, sweating, and gastrointestinal motility can all accompany various emotions.

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