Lecture 10 - Emotions: Physiological factors Flashcards
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- What is an emotion?
- The ‘James-Lange’ theory of emotion
- Cannon’s critique
- Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion
- The Schachter and Singer (1962) experiment
- Facial feedback
We all think we know what an emotion is until we are asked to define the term.
Emotions are incredibly important in social life.
They are the things that attract us to others and divide us from others.
They play a key role in our psychological wellbeing.
But what are they?
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What is an emotion?
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see slide 3 and the lecture notes underneath it.
Watch lecture back from the start. but it is Ulrich so not sure how helpful his talking is.
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Describe James-Lange’s theory.
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See slide 4-6
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Describe Cannon’s (1927) critique of James-Lange theory.
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See slide 7
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Describe Marañon’s (1924) study
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See slide 8
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Describe Schachter’s two-factor theory.
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See slide 9-19
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Read slides 20-22
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In what sense did William James’ theory of emotion run counter to ‘common-sense’?
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If emotion, according to James, is the perception of bodily changes, where do those bodily changes originate?
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What were Cannon’s main objections to the James-Lange theory of emotion?
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What are the implications of Maranon’s (1924) study?
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What are the ‘two factors’ in Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion, and how do they relate to each other?
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In what way do the results of Schachter and Singer’s (1962) experiment fail to support two-factor theory?
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