PSYC 110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Homeostasis, Thalamus
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Push/pull theory needs can be behavior can be activated by needs (push) or goals (pull). James-lange theory states that emotional feelings follow bodily arousal and come from awareness of such arousal (emotional stimulus (seeing a bear) behavior (run away from bear) . Cannon bard theory states that activity in the thalamus causes emotional feelings and bodily arousal to occur at the same time. (emotional stimulus (seeing a bear) thalamus behavior (run away) and. Schacter"s cognitive theory states that emotions occur when physical arousal is labeled or interpreted on the basis of experience and situational cues (emotional stimulus (seeing a bear) arousal plus label ( i am afraid )
