AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

THEORIES AND PHYSIOLOGY OF EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Barnard et al. (in preparation) found that the recall of positive driving events was associated with increased perceptions of control. These findings support which theory of emotion?
A
Smith and Ellsworth (1985)
B
Lazarus & Folkman (1984)
C
Smith and Lazarus (1993)
D
Schacter & Singer (1962)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Smith and Ellsworth model assumes that emotions are mediated by the appraisal of situations. One strong implication of this mediational assumption is that the situational manipulations should control little of the variance in emotions after the effects of the appraisal dimensions are controlled.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Schachter-Singer theory is a cognitive theory of emotion that suggests our thoughts are responsible for emotions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first view is that cognitive appraisals cause the emotion. This view suggests that the way we interpret the eliciting event determines our emotions. Thus, different interpretations of the same eliciting event could cause people to experience different emotions.

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