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Three Theories of Emotion

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.

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Three Theories of Emotion

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  1. Three Theories of Emotion Elaine, Alexis, Aleah

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

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