9.9-9.10 Flashcards
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A theory in which feeling a particular emotion
led first to a physical reaction and then to a
behavioral one.
COMMON-SENSE THEORY OF EMOTION
This states that people are
aroused because they experience
emotions like fear in response to
specific stimuli.
COMMON-SENSE THEORY OF EMOTION
A theory in which a physiological reaction
leads to the labeling of an emotion.
JAMES-LANGE THEORY OF EMOTION
___ founder of the
functionalist perspective in psychology,
disagreed with the common-sense
viewpoint on emotions.
William James,
___a physiologist and
psychologist in Denmark, developed an
explanation of emotion similar to
James’
Carl Lange,
This physiological arousal leads
to bodily sensations such as
increased heart rate, dry mouth,
and rapid breathing.
JAMES-LANGE THEORY OF EMOTION
A theory in which the physiological reaction
and the emotion are assumed to occur at the
same time.
CANNON-BARD THEORY OF EMOTION
CANNON-BARD THEORY OF EMOTION
Proposed by physiologists Walter
Cannon and Philip Bard.
___ criticized the Cannon-Bard
theory, arguing that the thalamus would
need to be sophisticated to process and
relay all possible human emotions
accurately.
Karl Lashley
A theory of emotion that assumes that facial
expressions provide feedback to the brain
concerning the emotion being expressed,
which in turn causes and intensifies the
emotion.
THE FACIAL FEEDBACK HYPOTHESIS
___ in his 1898 book “The
Expression of the Emotions in Man and
Animals,” proposed that facial
expressions evolved as a means of
communicating intentions, such as
threat or fear.
Charles Darwin,
argued that facial expressions
are___ within a species
and not specific to a particular
culture.
universal
A theory of emotion in which both the physical
arousal and the labeling of that arousal based
on cues from the environment must occur
before the emotion is experienced.
COGNITIVE AROUSAL THEORY
COGNITIVE AROUSAL THEORY
Proposed by Schachter and Singer
A theory of emotion in which a stimulus must
be interpreted (appraised) by a person in order
to result in a physical response and an
emotional reaction.
COGNITIVE-MEDIATION THEORY OF EMOTION