Chapter 13

Theories of Emotion

Chapter 13 Assignment

A Penny for your “feelings” In what emotional state do we spend

most of our time? What causes us to feel the way we do? As a group, randomly ask 100 people

what their last “strong” emotion was and what caused it.

Pay them $.01 for their time

Chapter 13 Assignment

A Penny for your “feelings” Compile the data to find the percentages

for each emotional state Determine which of the emotions were

sparked by choices made by the person or by things over which they had no control

Develop a graph or chart to report the data Write a 1-2 page reflection entitled “The

__________ of Barrington”

Chapter 13 Assignment

A Penny for your “feelings” Staple the graph/chart behind the

reflection and submit your report This assignment is due Thursday, March

13

Experienced Emotion

The ingredients of emotion

Emotion

EmotionThree components to emotionphysiological arousalexpressive behaviorsconscious experience

Emotion

Two questions about emotion Does physiological arousal

precede or follow your emotional response?

Does cognition always precede emotion?

Question 1

Does physiological arousal precede or follow your emotional response?

James-Lange Theory of Emotion

Experience of emotion is awareness of physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli

Fear(emotion)

Poundingheart

(arousal)

Sight of oncoming

car(perception of

stimulus)

Cannon-BardTheory of Emotion

Emotion-arousing stimuli simultaneously trigger: physiological

responses subjective

experience of emotion

Sight of oncoming

car(perception of

stimulus)

Poundingheart

(arousal)

Fear(emotion)

Question 2

Does cognition always precede emotion?

Schachter’s Two-Factor Theory of Emotion

To experience emotion one must: be physically

aroused cognitively

label the arousal

Cognitivelabel

“I’m afraid”

Fear(emotion)

Sight of oncoming

car(perception of

stimulus)

Poundingheart

(arousal)

Cognition and Emotion The brain’s shortcut for emotions

Cognition and Emotion

Two Dimensions of Emotion

Positivevalence

Negativevalence

Higharousal

Lowarousal

pleasantrelaxation joy

sadnessfear

anger