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 James-Lange Theory  Cannon Bard Theory  Schachter-Singer theory  Opponent Process Theory  Stemberg’s Triangular theory of love Different Theories of emotion

 Which theory of emotion was correct?  James-Lange  Cannon-Bard  Schachter-Singer Essential Questions #1

 Theory came about with 2 theorists Williams James and Carl Lange  Was introduced in  Their theory was that emotion is not directly caused by the sensitivity of the event but by the bodily response  For example we must first experience fast breathing, eyes dilating, heart racing etc. before we actually become alarmed  The brain notices the bodily response then informing the person which emotion to take James-Lange theory

Fear (emotion) Pounding heart (arousal) Sight of oncoming car (perception of stimulus)

 Theorist Walter Cannon believed that both James and Lange had a good basic theory however it had many flaws.  Introduced in 1927  He theorized that both bodily reactions and emotion played a role on how to act in an alarming situation  Cannon believed this because one bodily reaction could represent many things  Heart racing can mean you’re angry or excited  Theorist Phillip Bard agreed with him and continued researching the topic  Both determined that Emotion and Bodily reactions act similarly but are independent variables. Cannon-Bard Theory

Sight of oncoming car (perception of stimulus) Pounding heart (arousal) Fear (emotion)

 Who is experiencing the Schachter-Singer theory? 1. The girl crying because she lost her dog 2. The thief who is running from the police 3. The women who is falling in love Essential question # 2

 Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer proposed another theory which was known as the Schachter-Singer theory  ”It is where experiencing an emotion requires both bodily response and an interpretation of the bodily response by considering the particular situation the person is in at the moment”  An example would be if my heart is racing and I am being chased by a killer I might think that it is fear. If my heart is racing and I am looking at the person I am in love with, I might interpret that as excitement. Even though the bodily response is the same, I might experience very different emotions depending on the type of situation I am in. Schachter-Singer Theory

 Who created the Opponent- process Theory and what are some of the ideas the make it up?  How is the Opponent-process Theory evident in our every day life? Essential Question #3 and #4

 The Opponent-Process Theory was created by Richard Solomon and John Corbit.  It explains our experiences of emotion in relation to its opposites.  It also states that an experience of an emotion disrupts our bodies state of balance and that our emotions have opposing counterparts. Opponent-Process theory

 Examples of opposite emotions would be:  Happy and sad  Pleasure and pain  Excitement and depression  When we experience one emotion, its opposite is suppressed.  Once the first emotion subsides, we begin to start feeling the opposite emotion to balance out the other one Opposite Emotions

 The Triangular Theory of Love was developed by Robert Sternberg.  He discusses the subject of interpersonal relationships and the 3 components that make up a love triangle.  The 3 components are:  Passion  Intimacy  Commitment Stemberg’s Triangular Theory of Love

 Passion- Being sexually and physically attracted to that person  Intimacy- Feeling a sense of closeness and attachment to a person  Commitment- Wanting to create a short-term relationship with someone, and wanting to stay with someone in a long-term to stay with someone in a long-term relationship relationship The Three

 Nonlove  Liking/friendship  Infatuated love  Empty Love  Romantic love  Companionate love  Fatuous Love  Consummate love Different Types of Love

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