AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The following scenario describes an emotional experience according to which theory?Scenario:A person is riding a roller coaster. Their heartrate and breathing increases and at the same time they experience fear.
A
James-Lange Theory
B
Canon-Bard Theory
C
Schacter-Singer Theory
D
Lazarus Cognitive Appraisal Theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The James-Lange theory suggests that emotions are the result of physical changes in the body. According to James and Lange, our body’s responses to an emotional event-such as a racing heart rate or sweating, for example-are what make up our emotional experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, the experience of an emotion is accompanied by physiological arousal. Thus, according to this model of emotion, as we become aware of danger, our heart rate also increases.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of these scenarios describes a scenario from the perspective of the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion? A man, who is allergic to bees, encounters a bee. Simultaneously, the man’s heart beat increases, he starts sweating, and he labels the emotion he is experiencing as fear.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thus, the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion was developed. According to this view, physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, yet independently (Lang, 1994).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, also known as the Thalamic theory of emotion, is a physiological explanation of emotion developed by Walter Cannon and Philip Bard. Cannon-Bard theory states that we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions such as sweating, trembling, and muscle tension simultaneously.

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