Theories of emotion

Question 1

James Lange

Answer 1

• Arousal before emotion
• Heart rate increases when we get scared

Question 2

Cannon - Bard

Answer 2

• Arousal and emotion happen at the same time
• “I’m shaking and feeling scared at the same time”

Question 3

Schacher - Singer Two factor

Answer 3

1) Physiological arousal
2) A cognitive label of the situation and arousal
- WHY
- Snyder walks into English and your’e scared, but you realize why

Question 4

Zajonc/LeDoux

Answer 4

• Feel first, think later
• Low road
• Snyder burned his hand while making food and yanked it away

Question 5

Lazarus/Cognitive meditation

Answer 5

• Emotions arise from our brains appraisal of events
• Assess the situation first
• High road
• realizing you shouldn’t make a big deal over a bad test grade