Emotion

Question 1

What are the three components of emotion?

Answer 1

Cognitive: Subjective
Physiological: Changes in autonomic nervous system
Behavioral: Facial expressions and body language

Question 2

What are the 7 Universal emotions

Answer 2

Happiness, sadness, contempt, surprise, fear, disgust

and anger

Question 3

Describe James Lange Theory with an example

Answer 3

Behavioral and physiological actions lead to
emotions.

Example: I see a snake, I feel my heart beat pounding, I label my emotion as scared because of my increased heart rate

Question 4

Describe Cannon Bard Theory with an example

Answer 4

Emotional and physiological responses to a stimulus
occur simultaneously. They arise from separate and
independent areas of the brain.

Example: I see a snake, my heart rate increase, and I am afraid

Question 5

Schacter-Singer theory (two factor theory)

Answer 5

Two-factor theory of emotion. Physiological arousal
and interpretation of context or “cognitive label”
lead to emotion

Example: I see a snake, my heart rate increases and I admit that I feel scared (cognitive label). I therefore have fear as my emotion