AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Maintains that the way people label an emotion depends largely on their cognitive appraisal of the situation
A
Opponent-process theory
B
James-Lange theory
C
Cannon-Bard theory
D
Theory of cognitive appraisal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Appraisal theory is the theory in psychology that emotions are extracted from our evaluations (appraisals or estimates) of events that cause specific reactions in different people. Essentially, our appraisal of a situation causes an emotional, or affective, response that is going to be based on that appraisal.

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.

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