PSY BEH 11B Lecture 2: emotions and cognition part 2
12 Jul 2018
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Theory of emotion: schacter-si(cid:305)(cid:266)er 2 (cid:265)actor theory. Stanley schacter and jerome singer saw merit in both james-lange and. James-lange theory: agreed w/ equating the perception of the body"s reaction w/ an emotion. Cannon-bard theory: proposed that info about emotional stimuli is sent to the mind and body separately and simultaneously. Agree with this theory that too many diff emotions existed for there to be a unique autonomic pattern for each. States that we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions such as sweating, trembling and muscle tension simultaneously cognitive label to explain those changes. The theory : person experiences physiological changes and applies a. Physiological response to all emotional stimuli was essentially the same. The arousal was just interpreted diff, depending on the situation and given a label. Placed in room w/ confederate w/ a good mood then in a room with an angry confederate.
