AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion
A
the experience depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal
B
different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions
C
emotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals simultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system
D
emotions develop because of their adaptive value
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Schachter-Singer theory of emotion, developed in 1962, there are two key components of an emotion: physical arousal and a cognitive label. In other words, the experience of emotion involves first having some kind of physiological response which the mind then identifies.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the two-factor theory of emotion, the experience of emotion is determined by the intensity of the arousal we are experiencing, and the cognitive appraisal of the situation determines what the emotion will be.

Detailed explanation-3: -Developed by Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer in the 1960s, the two-factor theory of emotion, also known as the Schachter-Singer theory, proposes our experience of emotions depends on two things: physiological arousal and our cognitive interpretation of the arousal.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Schachter-Singer Theory, also known as the Two-Factor theory of emotion, states that 2 factors are needed to experience emotion. First, environmental stimuli elicits a physiological response. Second, we cognitively appraise this physiological activity, and try to give it the correct label.

Detailed explanation-5: -While the James-Lange theory proposes that emotion happens because of physiological arousal, the two-factor theory of emotion contends that there is a conscious appraisal of that physiological response that leads to the emotion.

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