Cognitive-Affective Bases Flashcards

The 'mood congruency effect' in memory refers to the tendency to:

Answer: Remember events that match one's current emotional state better

Mood congruency describes the advantage in encoding and retrieving material that matches one's current emotional state.

Which model best describes Beck's cognitive triad in depression?

Answer: Negative views of self, world, and future

Beck's cognitive triad consists of negative automatic thoughts about oneself, the world (ongoing experiences), and the future.

Dual-process theories of cognition distinguish between System 1 and System 2 thinking. Which pairing is correct?

Answer: System 1 = fast, automatic; System 2 = slow, deliberate

System 1 operates quickly and automatically with little effort, while System 2 allocates attention to effortful mental activities.

The James-Lange theory of emotion proposes that emotions arise from:

Answer: Perception of bodily changes following a stimulus

James-Lange theory holds that people experience emotion as a result of perceiving their own physiological responses to stimuli (e.g., we feel fear because we tremble).

Metacognition refers to:

Answer: Knowing about and regulating one's own cognitive processes

Metacognition encompasses awareness and control of one's own thinking, including planning, monitoring, and evaluating cognitive strategies.

In emotion regulation, the strategy of 'situation selection' is best illustrated by:

Answer: Leaving a party early to avoid social anxiety triggers

Situation selection involves choosing to enter or avoid environments based on their anticipated emotional impact.

Which of the following best characterizes the concept of 'emotional granularity'?

Answer: The ability to make fine-grained distinctions among one's emotional states

Emotional granularity (or differentiation) refers to how specifically and precisely a person categorizes their emotional experiences.