AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Evidence that emotion precedes physiological arousal would be most inconsistent with the ____ Evidence that emotion precedes mentally labeling our physiological arousal would be most inconsistent with the ____
A
relative deprivation principle; adaptation-level principle
B
adaptation-level principle; relative deprivation principle
C
James-Lange theory; two-factor theory
D
two-factor theory; James-Lange theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that physical changes in the body happen first, which then leads to the experience of emotion. Essentially, emotions stem from your interpretation of your physical sensations. For example, your heart beating wildly would lead you to realize that you are afraid.

Detailed explanation-2: -9) The only theory of emotion that holds that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion. CORRECT FILL-INS: James-Lange theory.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotions and arousal occur at the same time. The James-Lange theory proposes the emotion is the result of arousal. Schachter and Singer’s two-factor model proposes that arousal and cognition combine to create emotion.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, our experience of an emotion is the result of the arousal that we experience. This approach proposes that the arousal and the emotion are not independent, but rather that the emotion depends on the arousal.

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