PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THEORY OF EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which theory describes that an emotional experience involves a cognitive assessment of one’s physiological arousal.
A
James-Lange
B
Cannon-Bard
C
Schacter-Singer
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory of emotion is another variation on theories of emotions that takes into account both physiological arousal and the emotional experience. According to this theory, emotions are composed of two factors: physiological and cognitive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The Schachter-Singer Theory, also known as the Two-Factor Theory, is a cognitive theory of emotion. It states that physiological arousal occurs, and then one must appraise the reason for that arousal and assign an emotion to it.

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: -The Schachter-Singer theory explains that emotion is formed from physiological arousal and a cognitive label. This theory also explains that a person’s emotional response is formed from an interpretation of their immediate environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, the experience of an emotion is accompanied by physiological arousal. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, our experience of an emotion is the result of the arousal that we experience.

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