PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the classical formulation of cognitive emotion theory, the emotion-relevant cognitions are beliefs or judgments, such as in joy, the belief or judgment that an event has occurred that is good for oneself (e.g., Arnold 1960; Solomon 1976).

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive Appraisal Theories. Cognitive appraisal theories are the cognitive theories that have been developed by psychologists. Like the judgment theories, the cognitive appraisal theories emphasize the idea that the way in which an individual evaluates or appraises the stimulus determines the emotion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Appraisal theory of emotion proposes that emotions or emotional components are caused and differentiated by an appraisal of the stimulus as mis/matching with goals and expectations, as easy/difficult to control, and as caused by others, themselves or impersonal circumstances.

Detailed explanation-4: -Different theories exist regarding how and why people experience emotion. These include evolutionary theories, the James-Lange theory, the Cannon-Bard theory, Schacter and Singer’s two-factor theory, and cognitive appraisal.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the Schacter–Singer theory, emotion results from the interaction between two factors: physiological arousal and cognition. More specifically, this theory claims that physiological arousal is cognitively interpreted within the context of each situation, which ultimately produces the emotional experience.