3 Questions
What is the difference between emotion and affect?
Emotion is a prolonged affective state while affect is a response to a specific experience
What are the components of the biological process that leads to the experience of emotion?
The limbic system, autonomic nervous system, and reticular activating system
Which of the following theories attempts to explain how emotions work?
Facial-feedback hypothesis
Study Notes
- Emotions are subjective experiences that involve physiological arousal, psychological appraisal, and cognitive processes.
- Different people may have different emotional experiences of similar situations, and the field of psychology examines emotions from a scientific perspective by looking at their mental, physiological, and behavioral components.
- While emotion indicates a subjective experience, affect refers to a prolonged affective state that does not necessarily occur in response to a specific experience.
- The experience of emotion follows a complex biological process that includes the limbic system, the autonomic nervous system, and the reticular activating system.
- Several theories attempt to explain how emotions work, including appraisal theory, the James-Lange theory, the Cannon-Bard theory, the Schachter-Singer theory, and the facial-feedback hypothesis.
Test your knowledge of the scientific examination of emotions in psychology, including their mental, physiological, and behavioral components, as well as the theories explaining how emotions work.
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