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James-Lange Theory I see a bear My muscles tense, my heart races I feel afraid
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I CAN:• Distinguish the 5 theories of emotion and apply
them to my life!
Theories of Emotion• James-Lange Theory
An emotion-provoking stimulus produces a physical response that, in turn, produces an emotion
Emotions come about as a result of these physiological changes, rather than being
their cause.
James-Lange Theory• I see a bear My muscles tense, my
heart races I feel afraid
Theories of Emotion• Cannon-Bard Theory
An emotional feeling and an internal physiological response occur at the same time
• I see a bear I feel afraid I tense in readiness to run away.
• One is not the cause of the other• Both the result of a cognitive appraisal of the situation
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EmotionfearCognitive interpretation
“I feel afraid!”
Physiological arousaltremblingincreased heart rate
James-James-Lange Lange TheoryTheory
Cannon-Cannon-Bard Bard
TheoryTheory
Two-Two-Factor Factor TheoryTheory
Stimulussnake
Stimulussnake
Stimulus
Emotionfear
Physiological arousaltremblingincreased heart rate
Physiological arousaltremblingincreased heart rate
Emotionfear
Theories of Emotion• Cognitive Appraisal Theory
Theory that individuals decide on an appropriate emotion following the event
• In the absence of physiological arousal, we decide what to feel after interpreting or explaining what
has just happened.
Example Cognitive Appraisal Theory
• When a colleague gets promoted, you might feel resentful if you think you deserve the
promotion more than they do.
• After reading the remarks from a teacher on a paper...
• …you decide if they are positive or not
Opponent-Process Theory
• Theory that emotions have pairs
• When we trigger one emotion, we suppress its opposite
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Two Emotion Processing Systems in the Brain
• 1. Fast Response System
• 2. Slow Response System
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Arousal Theory and the Inverted “U”
• Inverted “U” Function • Describes the relationship between arousal and
performance
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Inverted “U” Function • Too much or too little arousal can impair performance• The most advantageous level for tasks needs to be
identified
Performance
Low HighLow
High
Arousal Level
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Arousal Theory
• People seek an optimal level of arousal that maximizes their performance.
CAN I?• Distinguish the 5 theories of emotion and apply
them to my life!
