What Are Ways in Which Cognition Has an Influence on Affect

question 95

Essay

What are ways in which cognition has an influence on affect? How do we know what we are feeling? In other words,what role does cognition play in regulating affect? Describe a key study by Schachter that talks about the use of distraction.

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Definitions:

Social Traps

Situations in which individuals or groups pursue self-interest leading to a result that is damaging to themselves or society as a whole.

Frustration

A feeling of anger, annoyance, or upset due to being unable to change or achieve something.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and a sense of individuality, often leading to disinhibited behavior.

Groupthink

A phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.