Emotion
Kate Dastur, Carlisle Hatton, Harrison Smith, & Liam Foley
Group 7
Components of Emotion
2. Expressive Behaviors
3. Conscious Experience
Two Factor Theory of Emotion
-They presumed that our experience of emotion grows from our awareness of our body's arousal
-Believed that emotions are physioloically similar
-Thought that an emotional experience requires a conscious interpretation of of the arousal
What is the two factor theory of emotion?
-Consists of two indigents: physical arousal and cognitive label
-Focused on the interaction of thinking and feeling rather than the timing of feelings as the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories did
Group Created Example: Chart
Group Created Video: The Experiment
Relation to the Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic
-Directs the adrenal glands (on top of the kidneys) to release the stress hormones epinephrine (adrenaline) and noreponephrine (noradrenaline)
-Hormonal surge increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels
Parasympathetic
-Neural centers become active in times of crisis, calming the body
-Even after the parasympathetic division releases stress hormones, the ones already in the bloodstream linger a while making arousal diminish gradually