Three Theories of Emotion
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Three Theories of Emotion. Elaine, Alexis, Aleah. What are Emotions?. Emotions - a mix of (1) physiological arousal (heart pounding), (2) expressive behaviors (quickened pace), and (3) conscious experience, including thoughts and feelings Ex. Losing your child in Harris Teeter.
Three Theories of Emotion
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Three Theories of Emotion Elaine, Alexis, Aleah
What are Emotions? • Emotions- a mix of (1) physiological arousal (heart pounding), (2) expressive behaviors (quickened pace), and (3) conscious experience, including thoughts and feelings • Ex. Losing your child in Harris Teeter
James-Lange Theory • James-Lange Theory- the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli • Ex.- Car skidding on a slick pavement • Remember: Your feeling of fear followed your body’s response! *William James and Carl Lange
Cannon-Bard Theory • Cannon-Bard Theory- the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1)physiological responses and (2)the subjective experience of emotion • Ex.- Sight of oncoming car • Remember: your heart begins pounding as you experience fear; one does not cause the other *Walter Cannon and Philip Bard
Two-Factor Theory • Two-Factor Theory- Schachter-Singer’s theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal • Ex.-Sight of oncoming car • Remember: an emotional experience requires a conscious interpretation of the arousal *Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer