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Ch 4 Emotions & Moods
MGMT Organizational Behavior UVU
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Management
Undergraduate 3
09/05/2015

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Term
affect
Definition
A broad range of feelings that

people experience.
Term
emotions
Definition
Intense feelings that are

directed at someone or something.
Term
moods
Definition
Feelings that tend to be less

intense than emotions and that lack a

contextual stimulus.
Term
positive affect
Definition
A mood dimension that

consists of specific positive emotions

such as excitement, self-assurance,

and cheerfulness at the high end and

boredom, sluggishness, and tiredness

at the low end.
Term
negative affect
Definition
A mood dimension

that consists of emotions such as

nervousness, stress, and anxiety at the

high end and relaxation, tranquility,

and poise at the low end.
Term
positivity offset
Definition
The tendency of most

individuals to experience a mildly

positive mood at zero input (when

nothing in particular is going on).
Term
affect intensity
Definition
Individual differences

in the strength with which individuals

experience their emotions.
Term
illusory
Definition
The tendency of

people to associate two events when

in reality there is no connection.
Term
emotional labor
Definition
A situation in

which an employee expresses

organizationally desired emotions

during interpersonal transactions

at work.
Term
emotional dissonance
Definition
Inconsistencies

between the emotions people feel

and the emotions they project.
Term
felt emotions
Definition
An individual’s actual

emotions.
Term
displayed emotions
Definition
Emotions that

are organizationally required and

considered appropriate in a given job.
Term
surface acting
Definition
Hiding one’s inner

feelings and forgoing emotional

expressions in response to display

rules.
Term
deep acting
Definition
Trying to modify one’s

true inner feelings based on display

rules.
Term
affective events theory (AET)
Definition
A model

that suggests that workplace events

cause emotional reactions on the part

of employees, which then influence

workplace attitudes and behaviors.
Term
emotional intelligence (EI)
Definition
The ability

to detect and to manage emotional

cues and information.
Term
emotional contagion
Definition
The process by

which peoples’ emotions are caused

by the emotions of others.
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