Three Theories of Emotion
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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
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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
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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
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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