James Lange And Canon Bard Theory Flashcards

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Emotion

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In psychology, emotion is often defined as a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior

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James lange theory of emotion

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The James-Lange theory is one of the best-known examples of a physiological theory of emotion. Independently proposed by psychologist William James and physiologist Carl Lange,

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What does theory say?

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This theory suggests that seeing an external stimulus leads to a physiological reaction. Your emotional reaction is dependent upon how you interpret those physical reactions.

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Explain it better’

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According to this theory of emotion, you are not trembling because you are frightened. Instead, you feel frightened because you are trembling.2

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Much clearer

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According to the James–Lange theory of emotion, you would experience a feeling of fear only after this physiological arousal had taken place. Different arousal patterns would be associated with different feelings.

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Cannon bard theory

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The Cannon–Bard theory of emotion argues that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously but independently.

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What is the conflict

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While the James–Lange theory proposes that emotions arise from physical arousal the Cannon–Bard theory argues that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, yet independently

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