Which theory of emotion states that both physiological arousal and emotion occur simultaneously?

What Processes Control Our Emotions – Emotions in the Unconscious

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  • Which theory of emotion states that both physiological arousal and emotion occur simultaneously?
  • Which theory of emotion involves physiological interpretation of an arousal?
  • What theory of emotion states that arousal and emotion occur at the same time and in order to experience the emotion you need a cognitive label for the arousal?
  • What is the James

One emotion-processing system (a fast response system) operates mainly at an unconscious level – it screens incoming stimuli quickly and helps people to respond to the potentially dangerous event quickly. The system is linked to implicit memory – a deep-brain circuit operates without the deliberate conscious control.

What Processes Control Our Emotions – Conscious Emotional Processing

The other emotional system involves conscious processing and has links to explicit memory – a conscious control that has a different brain circuit from the former.

Which theory of emotion states that both physiological arousal and emotion occur simultaneously?

Unconscious? Conscious? Or Both?

Theories of Emotion – The Neuroscience of Emotion

Understanding emotion is critical to find effective treatments for emotionally linked problems (i.e. eco-guilt, eco-anxiety or eco-grief). However, different psychologists have come up with different theories to explain the internal process that accounting for the production of emotion. The three theories are James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory and Schachter’s Two-Factor theory.  Do our feelings come from physical responses? Or do our feelings come from cognitions? Or both?

James-Lange Theory

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Based on James-Lange theory, the proposal states that an emotion-provoking stimulus produces a physical response that, in return, produces an emotion. This stems from his view that emotion is beyond than just feelings – it is a combination of cognitions and physical sensations. The manifestation of feelings is reflected in physical sensations. This states that emotion corresponds to a distinctive pattern of physiological arousal. We experienced the feeling after experiencing physiological arousal. This is exemplified in the “somatic markers” of emotion in the brain – where the brain conjures a body-memory of the physical response previously experienced.

Cannon-Bard Theory

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However, the variations in physical responses may not be able to fully account for the various emotions we felt. The counterproposal is that an internal physiological response occurs simultaneously with an emotional feeling – Cannon-Bard Theory. It is theorised that one is not the cause of the other and both led to the result of cognitive appraisal of the situation. Emotion can result from conscious thought (as when you fret over the consequence of air-travel) or from unconscious memories (as when you feel guilty at the sight of a poster illustrating the amount of CO2 produced previously).  It arises from a cognitive appraisal (interpretation) of the stimulus.

Schachter’s  Two-Factor Theory

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The more you think about the dire consequences of “air travel”, the probability in the intensity of ecological guilt increases. Schachter’s two factor theory adds an interesting insight to the role of cognition in emotion. The theory posits that the emotions we experience correspond on our appraisal from two factors:

Foremost, the external situation we find ourselves (emotion-provoking stimulus). Next, our internal physical state (physical arousal). Emotions stem from physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of the stimulus. Sometimes, however, the person attributes feelings of arousal (eco-guilt) to a stimulus (eg: air travel), even though the eco-guilt may have been caused by another stimulus (eg: climate change).  The theory illustrates that in a complex environment where there are many stimuli seeking our attention, we may tend to misattribute the source of our emotion – knowing what causes our emotion.

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Which theory of emotion states that both physiological arousal and emotion occur simultaneously?

The James-Lange theory asserts that emotions arise as a function of physiological arousal. The Cannon-Bard theory maintains that emotional experience occurs simultaneous to and independent of physiological arousal.

Which theory of emotion involves physiological interpretation of an arousal?

The James-Lange theory of emotion asserts that emotions arise from physiological arousal.

What theory of emotion states that arousal and emotion occur at the same time and in order to experience the emotion you need a cognitive label for the arousal?

Thus, the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion was developed. According to this view, physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, yet independently (Lang, 1994).

What is the James

The James Lange theory of emotion states that emotion is equivalent to the range of physiological arousal caused by external events. The two scientists suggested that for someone to feel emotion, he/she must first experience bodily responses such as increased respiration, increased heart rate, or sweaty hands.

Which theory of emotion involves physiological interpretation of an arousal?

The James-Lange theory of emotion asserts that emotions arise from physiological arousal.

What is Cannon

The Cannon-Bard theory states that the lower part of the brain, also called the thalamus, controls your experience of emotion. At the same time, the higher part of the brain, also called the cortex, controls the expression of emotion.

What does the James

The James-Lange theory suggests that emotions are the result of physical changes in the body. According to James and Lange, our body's responses to an emotional event—such as a racing heart rate or sweating, for example—are what make up our emotional experience.