Cognition and emotion basics: emotion models (G07)

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an element of emotion?

a. An impactful response
b. A propensity for action
c. An appraisal

Answer 1

a. An impactful response

Question 2

According to the model of Lazarus (appraisal theory), which coping strategy is used by depressed individuals?

a. problem focused
b. emotion focused
c. cognitively focused

Answer 2

b. emotion focused - the individual deals with resulting emotional state by using various defense mechanisms
depression is higher in females who tend to ruminate about the situation more than leave it - hence emotion focused

Question 3

What elements should an emotion include?

a. Event, perception or interpretation, appraisal, physiological change, propensity for action.
b. Event, perception or interpretation, appraisal, physiological change, propensity for action, and conscious awareness.
c. Event, perception or interpretation, appraisal, physiological change, propensity for action, and common expressions.

Answer 3

b. Event, perception or interpretation, appraisal, physiological change, propensity for action, and conscious awareness.

Question 4

Which model is an applied version of the Schachter-singer Two factor? Describe the model.

Answer 4

it is Clark’s model: individuals with panic are prone to the
detection of threat or danger in the internal and external environment. loop: stimulus -> The perceived threat creates apprehension of the threat which triggers bodily symptoms which feed into sensations of catastrophe, which feed back into worsening the perceived threat etc…

studentedit_1: “not sure if this answer is right, in the lecture she just said they are related, but not really applied, but i might be wrong”

Question 5

Explain the Schachter-Singer Two Factor model (1962) and an experiment that represents it well.

Answer 5

stimulus –> arousal –> cognition –> emotion
an appraisal model which suggests that emotion involves the cognitive interpretation of a state of bodily arousal. The same state of arousal is proposed to underpin both positive and negative emotions, but the crucial determinant of the type of emotion experiences is how the individual explained this state of arousal
Either the research about epinephrine or the research about people crossing the bridge.

Question 6

What is the difference between the emotion models of James &Lange’s (1884) and Cannon & Bard (1920)? Which elements of emotion is not included?

Answer 6

James & Lange: Event (seeing bear) occurs which create a bodily response (e.g. increased heart rate) which then give rise to an emotion (e.g. fear)

Cannon & Bard): Event (seeing bear) creates activity in brain which simultaneously activate bodily responses (heart rate) and emotion (fear)

-> no interpretation or appraisal included

Question 7

Which of the following statements is the correct one?

a. Emotions are distinct constructs
b. The brain does not use categorization when it comes to emotions to understand and predict phenomena
c. The subcomponents of emotions do not correlate to each other

Answer 7

a. Emotions are distinct constructs

Suggested Student Edit: “pretty sure C is correct too”