AP Psychology / Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality
4.7 Emotion
Notes
Theories:
- James-Lange: body reaction first, then the emotion.
- Cannon-Bard: body reaction and emotion happen at the same time.
- Schachter-Singer two-factor: arousal plus a cognitive label.
- Facial expressions of basic emotions are largely universal; display rules vary by culture.
Practice
"I feel afraid because I'm trembling" matches:
Body first.
The two-factor theory says emotion needs:
Schachter-Singer.
Cultural rules about when to show emotions are:
Learned expectations.
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