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Schachter singer theory
2 factor theory of emotion where cognitive interpretation and physiological arousal is necessary for emotional expression
Schachter singer example
you feel fear only after interpreting the racing heart in a fearful context
Walter Cannon theory
emotions & physiological responses occur simultaneously & independently
Cannon bard example
you feel fear and your heart races at the same time
James Lange theory
emotions arise from physiological reaction to events
James lange theory example
you feel fear because your heart is racing
conceptualizations of emotion across 3 periods
the ancients, renaissance, modern
Democritus
emotions interfere with reason
emotions move the soul
Plato
emotions are separate from reason and linked to the body
soul is the source of life and responsible for reason and feeling
reason masters emotion
Aristotle
emotions are linked to organ in body
presupposes reason
arise from reflection of events
same event may trigger different emotions depending on how we think about it
the stoics
virtue is the only real good and is necessary and sufficient for happiness
emotions causes changes in the body, interfere with reasons
the mind should control emotions and subdue desires
galen
emotions linked with biology
conceptulaizations of bodily humors necessary for physical health and tied to people’s emotions
rene descartes
emotions arise from the soul’s contact with the body
it is caused by body and interpreted by soul and is located in the brain
emotions are distinct (primary or secondary)
emotions motivate
James Lange
bodily reaction creates emotions
Walter Cannon
physiological arousal not necessary to emotional feelings
