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House, M.D. and the science of psychogenic illness

... point either relatively relaxed or experiencing increased arousal , depending on which bridge they had just crossed – her phone number ... woman. In technical terms, they had misattributed their arousal . The upshot of all this is that there is a fundamental ... / more

On the dark and bright sides to vengeance: Cognitive, behavioral and affective consequences of aggression

... et al., 1995). One reason might be that physiological arousal caused through initial provocation is decreased by taking revenge ... Geen and Quanty (1977) showed that physiological arousal is decreased after aggressing against the initial provocateur and if ... / more

Anger Management

... dimensions: (1) unpleasant versus pleasant, and (2) high arousal versus low arousal (Russell, 1980). Anger falls in the unpleasant, high arousal ... / more

Do the Math: Cognitive Load Attenuates Negative Feelings

... effects of emotional pictures: Threat, negativity, or arousal?  Emotion, 5, 55-66. Siemer, M. (2005).  Mood-congruent ... / more

When Nothing Bad Happens but You’re Still Unhappy: Boredom in Romantic Relationships

... Boredom is often described as a state of low or decreased arousal and is variously elaborated in terms of dissatisfaction and ... Simply, one can feel positive emotions ranging from low arousal (calmness, relaxation) to high arousal (excitement, ... / more

Embodied Persuasion: How the Body Can Change our Mind

... to operate. References Baron, R. S. (2000).  Arousal, capacity, and intense indoctrination . Personality and Social ... / more

The Anatomy of Love

... love. In fact, pretty much anything that boosts physical arousal can cause people to temporarily think that they’re more in love ( ... / more

Altruism: Myth or Reality?

... to the empathy-altruism hypothesis : aversive- arousal reduction, punishment avoidance, and reward gain. Advocates of the ... need is likely to enable the helper to reduce aversive arousal , avoid punishments, and gain rewards. However, they claim that these ... / more

Sense-making through science

... D. A., & Laurin, K. (2010). Randomness, attributions of arousal , and belief in God. Psychological Science, 21, 216-218. Kay, A. ... / more

Fifty Shades of arousal misattribution and cognitive associations: How Christian Grey is making us believe that women find BDSM “hot”

... is that it cognitively and physiologically couples sexual arousal with pain, fear and humiliation. Forming Implicit Associations between Erotic Arousal and Pain/Humiliation The reader is likely to repeatedly feel ... / more