Theories of Emotion
Steven Barnes・6 minutes read
Emotions, feelings, and moods differ in nature and duration, with emotions being immediate responses, feelings being subjective experiences, and moods being longer-lasting states without a clear trigger. Various theories, such as the James-Lange theory and the Cannon-Bard theory, offer differing perspectives on the relationship between physiological arousal and emotions, highlighting the complexity of human emotional experiences.
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- Charles Darwin studied emotions, suggesting they have physiological, cognitive, and behavioral elements that are genetically inherited across generations.
- Theories like James-Lange, Canon Bard, and Schechter Singer offer differing perspectives on the relationship between stimuli, bodily arousal, and cognition in the generation of emotions, challenging the common-sense view.
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Understanding Emotions: Immediate, Subjective, and Long-lasting
- Emotions, feelings, and moods are distinct; emotions are immediate responses, feelings are subjective experiences, and moods are longer-lasting states without a clear trigger.
- Emotions consist of physiological, cognitive, and behavioral components, as studied by Charles Darwin, who suggested that emotional expressions are genetically determined and passed down through generations.
- The common-sense view of emotions suggests a stimulus causes an emotion that leads to bodily arousal, while the James-Lange theory proposes that bodily arousal causes emotions.
- The Canon Bard theory separates emotions and arousal as independent processes, while the Schechter singer two-factor theory introduces cognition as a factor in interpreting arousal to elicit emotions.
