Lecture 14: Emotions Theories Quiz
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What is the main focus of the James-Lange theory of emotions?

  • Behavioral response leading to the feeling of emotion (correct)
  • Simultaneous experience of emotional and physical responses
  • Cognitive interpretation determining emotional state
  • Experiencing emotions before physical reactions
  • In the Schachter & Singer experiment, why were subjects more likely to feel either happier or angrier based on their behavior?

  • Because they were unaware of the reasons for their arousal (correct)
  • Due to the unpredictable nature of their emotional responses
  • Due to the unidirectional flow of emotions in the brain
  • As a result of their deeply subcortical neural circuits
  • According to LeDoux, what is the primary difference between the Emotion Problem and the Emotion Solution?

  • The presence of innate emotional responses in cortical circuits
  • The higher level state of emotions in neocortical systems
  • The role of subcortical circuits in generating basic emotions (correct)
  • The unidirectional nature of emotional states
  • In the context of Cannon-Bard theory, what does experiencing quadriplegia tell us about emotions?

    <p>The inability to physically react doesn't prevent emotional experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of LeDoux's theory emphasizes that basic emotions are hardwired in subcortical circuits?

    <p>The notion that certain emotions are instinctual and pre-programmed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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