PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THEORY OF EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An emotion-arousing stimulus has two simultaneous effects, causing both bodily arousal via the sumpathetic nervous system and the subjective experience of emotion via the cortex.
A
Common Sense Viewpoint
B
James-Lange Theory
C
Schachter’s Two-Factor Theory
D
Cannon-Bard Theory
E
Cognitive-mediational Theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cannon-Bard theory states that the lower part of the brain, also called the thalamus, controls your experience of emotion. At the same time, the higher part of the brain, also called the cortex, controls the expression of emotion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The idea that an emotion-arousing stimulus is simultaneously routed to the cortex and to the sympathetic nervous system is central to: the Cannon-Bard theory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cannon-Bard Theory: theory that an emotion arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers physiological responses AND the subjective experience of emotion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The James-Lange theory asserts that emotions arise as a function of physiological arousal. The Cannon-Bard theory maintains that emotional experience occurs simultaneous to and independent of physiological arousal.

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