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Intro to Psych Ch. 11 final
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12/14/2009

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Emotion
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A response of the whole organism, involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, & (3) conscious experience.
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James-Lange
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Developed a theory that stimulus first causes arousal (pounding heart) & then the feeling of fear to follow.
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Cannon-Baird
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Theory that Arousal(pounding heart) & emotion (fear) come at the same time after the stimulus.
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Schachter 2-factor
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Theory that arousal (pounding heart) & cognitive label ("i'm afraid") come simultaneously & then the emotion (fear) to follow.
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Catharsis
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Emotional release. In psychology, the catharsis hypothesis maintains that "releasing" aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.