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Theories of Emotion - Coggle Diagram
Theories of Emotion
Cannon-Bard Theory
physiological arousal can occur
without experience of emotions
visceral changes
too slow
precede conscious experience of emotion
people experiencing different emotions
exhibit patterns of autonomic arousal
too similar
readily distinguished
emotion occurs
thalamus send signals simultaneously
cortex
create conscious experience of emotion
autonomic nervous system
create visceral arousal
Evolutionary Theories of Emotions
Darwin
emotions developed
adaptive value
production of evolution
emotion evolved before thought
emotions originate
subcortical brain structures
hypothalamus & most limbic system
associated with complex thought
natural selection
equipped humans
small number of innate emotions
proven adaptive value
James-Lange Theory
perception of autonomic arousal
conscious experience of fear
eg. fearful because pulse is racing
different patterns of autonomic activation
experience of different emotions
Schachter's Two Factor Theory
look at situational cues
differentiate between alternative emotions
experience depend on
autonomic arousal
cognitive interpretation of that arousal
experience physiological arousal
search environment
explanation
emotion
inferred from arousal
different emotions
yield indistinguishable patterns of arousal