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Module 56
UNIT 7 Theories and Physiology of Emotion
Term | Definition |
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Emotion | A response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience. |
James-Lange Theory | The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing stimulus: stimulus →arousal→emotion. |
Cannon-Bard Theory | The theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion. |
Two-Factor Theory | The Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal. |
Polygraph | A machine used in attempts to detect lies that measures several of the physiological responses (such as perspiration, heart rate, and breathing changes) accompanying emotion. |