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Chapter 13
Theories of Emotion
Chapter 13 Assignment
A Penny for your “feelings” In what emotional state do we spend
most of our time? What causes us to feel the way we do? As a group, randomly ask 100 people
what their last “strong” emotion was and what caused it.
Pay them $.01 for their time
Chapter 13 Assignment
A Penny for your “feelings” Compile the data to find the percentages
for each emotional state Determine which of the emotions were
sparked by choices made by the person or by things over which they had no control
Develop a graph or chart to report the data Write a 1-2 page reflection entitled “The
__________ of Barrington”
Chapter 13 Assignment
A Penny for your “feelings” Staple the graph/chart behind the
reflection and submit your report This assignment is due Thursday, March
13
Experienced Emotion
The ingredients of emotion
Emotion
EmotionThree components to emotionphysiological arousalexpressive behaviorsconscious experience
Emotion
Two questions about emotion Does physiological arousal
precede or follow your emotional response?
Does cognition always precede emotion?
Question 1
Does physiological arousal precede or follow your emotional response?
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Experience of emotion is awareness of physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
Fear(emotion)
Poundingheart
(arousal)
Sight of oncoming
car(perception of
stimulus)
Cannon-BardTheory of Emotion
Emotion-arousing stimuli simultaneously trigger: physiological
responses subjective
experience of emotion
Sight of oncoming
car(perception of
stimulus)
Poundingheart
(arousal)
Fear(emotion)
Question 2
Does cognition always precede emotion?
Schachter’s Two-Factor Theory of Emotion
To experience emotion one must: be physically
aroused cognitively
label the arousal
Cognitivelabel
“I’m afraid”
Fear(emotion)
Sight of oncoming
car(perception of
stimulus)
Poundingheart
(arousal)
Cognition and Emotion The brain’s shortcut for emotions
Cognition and Emotion
Two Dimensions of Emotion
Positivevalence
Negativevalence
Higharousal
Lowarousal
pleasantrelaxation joy
sadnessfear
anger