PSY 1101 Study Guide - Behavioral Activation, Tachycardia, Amygdala

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: A L L

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Emotions classified in 2 divisions: degree pf pleasantness or unpleasantness, arousal: degree of activation in body. A: james lange theory: common sense: stimulus evokes emotionally, behavioural activation. A: james lange theory ex: see snakes, snake causes physiological arousal and behavioural activation (fast heartbeat and running, then you feel afraid. B: canon-bard theory: ex: see snakes, all 3 at once, arousal, behavioural activation and feeling afraid. C: shacter and singer"s theory (2 factor theory of emotionally. 2 factors must be present for emotions or no emotion will happen: physiological arousal, cognitive label: we put on the arousal, mentally explain the arousal to ourselves. Look for clues within ourself and the environment to explain arousal. Spillover effect: physiological arousal from one situation transfers to another and intensifies the second experience. Lazarus: think first, then feel emotion, based on how we perceive and assess a situation. Zajone theory: feel emotions first, then we think ex: see a stranger, don"t like them already.