emotions: a mix of bodily arousal, expressive behavior, and conscious experience
basic emotions are innate and "hard-wired"
James-Lange theory: arousing stimulus triggers a physiological reaction, then awareness comes; arousal 1st, emotion 2nd
Cannon-Bard theory: arousal and emotion occur simultaneously
Schachter and Singer: two factors- 1. physically aroused 2. cognitively label the arousal; love bridge study
emotions can take 2 pathways (1. highroad: sent to the cortex to be analyzed then to the amygdala) (2. lowroad: travel directly to amygdala some emotions don't involve deliberate thinking)
emotional intelligence: the capacity to understand and manage your own emotions and perceive and respond appropriately to the emotional responses of others
interpersonal engagement: the degree to which an emotion involves relationships in which others
Zajonc and LeDoux: reflexive responses (feel 1st, think 2nd); not all emotions need thinking
insula: a neural center deep inside the brain
Richard Lazarus: cognitivemediational theory- emotions arise from our brains automatic appraisal of an event
polygraph: a machine that measures many physiological responses accompanying emotion
