Name the perspective

Question 1

Perception of something frightful “disposes the brain in such a way that the spirits reflected from the image thus formed on the gland, proceed thence to take their places partly in the nerves which serve to turn the back and dispose the legs for flight and partly in those which so increase or diminish the orifices of the heart….” -Rene Descartes

Answer 1

Basic Emotion Approach

Question 2

“The only universal element in any emotional situation is the use by all the subjects of a common term of report, i.e., “fear.” That is, while stimulus conditions and actual experiential content may vary from subject to subject, all decide upon the emotion and give it a common label, “fear.”

								-W.A. Hunt

Answer 2

Constructionist Approach

Question 3

“For each emotion, there is a distinct pattern that remains more or less constant and is recognized as characteristic for that emotion. Whether we are afraid of a bear, a snake, or a thunderstorm, our bodily sensations during these experiences are very much alike….. there will always be a core that is similar from person to person and even from man to animal.”

										-Magda Arnold

Answer 3

Basic Emotion Approach