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AP PSYCH Mr. Duez - Chapter 10 Emotion

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Motivation is a complex concept that involves theinteraction of physiological, behavioral, andpsychological factors.

One of the most important factors in motivation isemotion. The way we feel plays a key role inmotivation and in other areas of cognition. Emotionmay even be a necessary element in reasoning.

EMOTIONS. A concept related to motivation is that of

emotions.

Psychologists have long asked what causes emotionsand even what are emotions. We know that there isconsistency among cultures in terms of how weexpress emotions facially.

For example, research has shown that fear isidentifiable in faces of regardless of culture. Whatwe do not know, however, is how emotions aregeneralized

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There are several debated theories aboutemotion.

They are summarized as follows:

James-Lange Theory: We have a psychological

response and we label it as an emotion: "I see ashark, my muscles tense, I feel afraid.

Cannon-Bard Theory: We have an emotionalresponse and we feel the physiological

response: "I see a shark, I feel afraid, mymuscles tense.

Schacter-Singer Theory: We experiencefeelings and then label them: "I feel bad. I mustbe scared.

Cognitive Appraisal: When there is nophysiological arousal, we experiencesomething; we think about it, we label it asan emotion.

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As you can see, emotions are difficult tounderstand.

We assume they are physiological at somelevel, but there is often a cognitive component.

However, unlike other cognitions, emotions arenot directly under our control (jealousy, forexample).

So we are left with an experience that is verycommon but difficult to explain - just like much ofpsychology.