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After studying Chapter 13, you should be able to
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define emotion, and identify and discuss the three key components of emotions; |
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distinguish emotion states from emotion traits; |
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differentiate and discuss the categorical and dimensional approaches to emotions; |
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differentiate and discuss the content and style of emotional life; |
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discuss theory and research on happiness and life satisfaction; |
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discuss what we know about the characteristics of happy people; |
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discuss the results of research designed to investigate the relationship between income and happiness; |
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discuss the relationships among personality traits and well-being; |
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identify and discuss the key elements of an empirically informed program to increase happiness; |
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discuss theory and research on anxiety (also known as negative affectivity or neuroticism); |
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discuss Eysenck's biological theory of neuroticism; |
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discuss several cognitive theories of neuroticism; |
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discuss theory and research on depression, including the diathesis stress model and Beck's cognitive theory of depression; |
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discuss theory and research on anger-proneness and the potential for hostility, including work on the relationship between Type A personality and heart disease; |
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discuss theory and research on affect intensity as an emotional style; |
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discuss how personality researchers assess affect intensity; and, finally, |
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discuss the interaction between content and style in emotional life. |