THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
THEORY OF EMOTION
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Common Sense Viewpoint
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James-Lange Theory
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Cannon-Bard Theory
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Schachter’s Two-Factor Theory
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Cognitive-mediational Theory
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1991, psychologist Richard Lazarus built on appraisal theory to develop cognitive-mediational theory. This theory still asserts that our emotions are determined by our appraisal of the stimulus, but it suggests that immediate, unconscious appraisals mediate between the stimulus and the emotional response.
Detailed explanation-2: -The key idea of appraisal theory is that you have thoughts (a cognitive appraisal) before you experience an emotion, and the emotion you experience depends on the thoughts you had (Frijda, 1988; Lazarus, 1991).
Detailed explanation-3: -Schachter and Singer’s (1962) Two-Factor Theory of Emotion suggests that physiological arousal determines the strength of the emotion, while cognitive appraisal identifies the emotion label. So, in this theory, the “two-factor” represents physiological change and cognitive appraisal change.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the two-factor theory of emotion, the experience of emotion is determined by the intensity of the arousal we are experiencing, and the cognitive appraisal of the situation determines what the emotion will be.