Appraisal Theory Flashcards
What are the six appraisal components of Lazarus’s reappraisal?
Primary:
Motivational relevance
Motivational congruence
Secondary:
Accountability
Problem-focused coping potential
Emotion-focused coping potential
Future expectancy
How are different emotional states distinguished?
By Which components are involved
How they are involved
What did Speisman et al find?
Manipulating cognitive appraisal results in physiological differences
What did Kuppens et al find?
Any given emotion can be produced by various combinations of appraisals
What did Kuppens and van Mechelen find?
Differing emotional reactions are produced by individual differences in situational appraisal
What did Bargh find?
Subconscious appraisal processes can influence people’s emotional state
What are the concerns with hypothetical scenarios in appraisal theory?
Little or no genuine emotion is typically experienced
It is difficult to tell whether emotional reactions occur directly as a response to situations or indirectly, as a response to appraisals
Data are correlational, thereby not speaking directly to causality
What are the strengths?
Determine whether we experience emotion
Strongly influence the precise emotion experienced
Individual differences in emotional experience can be partially explained by variations in appraisals
What are the limitations?
Determine whether we experience emotion
Strongly influence the precise emotion experienced
Individual differences in emotional experience can be partially explained by variations in appraisals
