Theories of EmotionUnit 8B

Theories of emotions

•Emotion•Physiological arousal•Expressive behavior•Conscious

experience

•Common sense theory

Theories of emotions

•James-Lange theory

Theories of emotions

•James-Lange theory

Theories of emotions

•James-Lange theory

Theories of emotions

•Cannon-Bard theory

Theories of emotions

•Cannon-Bard theory

Theories of emotions

•Two-factor theory•Schachter-Singer

Theories of emotions

•Two-factor theory•Schachter-Singer

Theories of emotions

•Two-factor theory•Schachter-Singer

Embodied EmotionUnit 8B

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System

•Autonomic nervous system•Sympathetic nervous system

•arousing•Parasympathetic nervous system

•Calming•Moderate arousal is ideal

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System

Emotions and the Autonomic Nervous System

Physiological Similarities Among Specific Emotions

•Different movie experiment

Physiological Differences Among Specific Emotions

•Differences in brain activity•Amygdala•Frontal lobes

•Nucleus accumbens•Polygraph

Cognition and EmotionCognition Can Define Emotion

•Spill over effect•Schachter-Singer experiment

•Arousal fuels emotions, cognition channels it

Cognition and EmotionCognition Does Not Always Precede Emotion

•Influence of the amygdala