PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THEORY OF EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which theory suggests that you would not experience intense anger unless you were first aware of your racing heart or other symptoms of physiological arousal?
A
the relative deprivation theory
B
the James-Lange theory
C
the adaptation-level theory
D
the Cannon-Bard theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The James-Lange theory of emotion asserts that emotions arise from physiological arousal. Recall what you have learned about the sympathetic nervous system and our fight or flight response when threatened.

Detailed explanation-2: -adaptation-level principle. Which theory suggests that you would not experience intense anger unless you were first aware of your racing heart or of other symptoms of physiological arousal?

Detailed explanation-3: -Which theory suggests that you would NOT experience intense anger unless you first noticed your racing heart (or other symptoms of physiological arousal)? TWO-FACTOR THEORY.

Detailed explanation-4: -William James’ (1884) theory of emotion proposed that there are a set of basic emotions (such as anger) and that each of these emotions has its own associated physical state (emotional measurement).

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