Emotion Flashcards

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James-Lange theory of emotion

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physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion:
physiological change is primary, and emotion is then experienced when the brain reacts to the information received via the body’s nervous system.

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Cannon-Bard

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external stimulus engages the thalamus, which results in simultaneous physiological arousal and emotional sensation

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Schacter-Singer theory

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physiological arousal will result in different emotional sensations depending on available environmental cues

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