1. “We feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble.” – William James

3. Emotion is processed in the autonomic nervous system AND the cerebral cortex (conscious thought)

5. Mnemonic Devices!
J-L, JUMP then LABEL as an EMOTION. C-B, like CYMBOLS BASHING they happen at the same time.
two faCtor tell them to use the C to remember it requires a Cognitive label

6. Robert Zajonc, Joseph LeDoux, and Richard Lazarus: Emotions without Awareness/Cognition
Theory: some emotional reactions, especially fears, likes, and dislikes, develop in a “low road” through the brain, skipping conscious thought.
In one study, people showed an amygdala response to certain images (above, left) without being aware of the image or their reaction.
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Richard Lazarus ( ) notes that some “top-down” cognitive functions such as threat-appraisal can be involved, but these emotional responses can still operate without conscious thought.
Joseph LeDoux (b. 1949) and Robert Zajonc ( ) proposed their ideas in the second half of the 20th century.

7. When Appraisal Affects Emotion
Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer highlighted the role of appraisal in labeling consciously experienced emotions: “this agitation is fear.”
Richard Lazarus noted that even in emotional responses that operate without conscious thought, “top-down” cognitive functions such as appraisal of stimuli (is that a threat or something I would enjoy?) can be involved
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