2. Emotions
Brief acute changes in the conscious experience and physiology
that occur in response to personally meaningful situation
Antecedent Event: A situation that may lead to emotional response
Appraisal: Evaluation; how much it is relevant to you
Emotional Response:
Physical...increase in heart rate, respiratory rate
Behavioral...facial, voice or attitude change
Subjective...change in conscious experience, how one feels
5. (Figure adapted from LeDoux, 1986, p. 329)
Neuropsychology of Emotion
Dual processing of emotions:
Activation of the amygdala
produces visceral responses
Cortical activation allows for use of
memory in understanding emotional
stimuli
7. Physiological Changes During
Emotions
When we experience an intense emotions, such as fear or
anger, we are aware of number of bodily changes. For
example:
rapid heart beat
breathing
dryness of the throat and mouth
increased muscle tension
perspiration
trembling of the extremities
sinking feeling in the stomach.
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8. James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Emotional feelings follow bodily
arousal and come from awareness of
such arousal
Happiness comes from smiling
Sadness comes from crying
10. Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
Emotion originates
in the thalamus
Activity in the
thalamus (in brain)
causes emotional
feelings and bodily
arousal at the same
time
11. Schachter’s Singer Cognitive Theory
It is also called as Two-factor Theory of Emotion
Emotions occur when physical arousal is labeled or interpreted on the
basis of experience and situational cues
12. Physiological arousal
Sweaty palms
Increased heart rate
rapid breathing
Cognitive Label
Attribute source of
arousal to a cause
To have an emotion,
both factors are
required