PSYCH 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Perceived Control, Vagus Nerve
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Way we identify the emotion that we experience. How we measure the distinctness of emotions. Emotions are mental states that can be positive or negative in valence and high or low in arousal. Emotions can be measured in 3 ways: Cognitive component: this led up to this event so . Behavioral component: i"m acting this way so . Arousal component: my body is responding this way so . The folk psychology explanation: first, you experience the stimulus, next you generate the emotion, then you respond. You see a bear, you feel fear , then your body reacts. 2) james-lange theory of emotion: first you experience a stimulus next you react then you generate your emotion. You see a bear, your body reacts, then you feel fear . 3) revised james theory: you experience the stimulus, you recognize the situation, then you feel the emotion. You see a bear, you perceive danger, then the body reacts, then you feel.
