AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Both physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation are necessary for Cognitive Labeling according to this theory
A
The stimulation and excitability theory
B
The labeling Theory
C
The Cognitive arousal theory
D
The Two Factor Theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is the Two-Factor Theory? The two-factor theory of emotion focuses on the interaction between physical arousal and how we cognitively label that arousal. In other words, simply feeling arousal is not enough; we also must identify the arousal in order to feel the emotion.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the Schachter-Singer theory, emotion involves two factors: physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation. People must interpret their arousal in order to experience a specific emotion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Schachter and Singer’s (1962) Two-Factor Theory of Emotion suggests that physiological arousal determines the strength of the emotion, while cognitive appraisal identifies the emotion label. So, in this theory, the “two-factor” represents physiological change and cognitive appraisal change.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, the experience of an emotion is accompanied by physiological arousal. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, our experience of an emotion is the result of the arousal that we experience.

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