Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty while he was taking a difficult test, Harley concluded that he was anxious. Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty when an attractive lady asked him to dance, Harley concluded that he was falling in love. The differing emotions experienced by Harley can best be explained by the

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

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Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty while he was taking a difficult test, Harley concluded that he was “anxious.” Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty when an attractive lady asked him to dance, Harley concluded that he was “falling in love.” The differing emotions experienced by Harley can best be explained by the

A	Opponent Process
B	James-Lange theory
C	two-factor theory
D	Canon-Bard

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Fear most likely precedes conscious thinking. Rapid fear reactions to sensory input in the absence of conscious thought are possible because certain neural pathways bypass the prefrontal cortex.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two-factor theory of emotion states that emotion is based on two factors: physiological arousal and cognitive label. The theory was created by researchers Stanley Schachter and Jerome E. Singer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensation Seeking. The most widely studied trait in the research on horror is sensation seeking.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION