AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

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The opponent-process theory of emotion suggests that every initial emotional reaction triggers the opposing emotion that:
A
is experienced with the same intensity as the initial emotional reaction
B
is experienced for the same duration of time as the initial emotional reaction
C
strengthens the intensity of the initial emotional reaction
D
diminishes the intensity of the initial emotional reaction
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Opponent process theory is a theory of emotional and motivational states that is proposed by psychologist Richard Solomon. When you experience one emotion, the other is temporarily inhibited. With repeated stimulus, the initial emotion becomes weaker, and the opposing emotion intensifies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The opponent process theory states that the more a person experiences the fear, the less the fear will affect them. This decrease in fear may continue to the point where the situation is no longer scary. If the stimulus (the thing feared) is no longer a fear, then a second emotion (relief) takes over.

Detailed explanation-3: -The opponent process theory suggests that the way humans perceive colors is controlled by three opposing systems. We need four unique colors to characterize perception of color: blue, yellow, red, and green. According to this theory, there are three opposing channels in our vision.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solomon (1980) proposed an opponent process theory to account for motivational and affective dynamics. This theory asserts that the brain avoids extremes of emotional experience by countering the stimulation it receives with an opposite or “opponent” reaction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation. According to this theory, a primary a-process-directly activated by an emotional event-is followed by an opponent process, the secondary b-process, which gives rise to the opposite emotional state.

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