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Evaluate Jams-Lange and Cannon Bard Theories of Emotion. Emotion

The document evaluates two theories of emotion: the James-Lange theory and the Cannon-Bard theory. It discusses that emotions are generally the result of appraising events and trigger coordinated behavioral and physiological responses to facilitate action. Emotions can vary in their intensity, valence, public or private nature, duration, and whether they are primary or secondary reactions. It also notes that emotions are typically caused by evaluations or appraisals of importance and may include bodily changes, and discusses the debate between the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories about the order of mind and body in emotional experiences.

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Evaluate Jams-Lange and Cannon Bard Theories of Emotion. Emotion

The document evaluates two theories of emotion: the James-Lange theory and the Cannon-Bard theory. It discusses that emotions are generally the result of appraising events and trigger coordinated behavioral and physiological responses to facilitate action. Emotions can vary in their intensity, valence, public or private nature, duration, and whether they are primary or secondary reactions. It also notes that emotions are typically caused by evaluations or appraisals of importance and may include bodily changes, and discusses the debate between the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories about the order of mind and body in emotional experiences.

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Evaluate Jams-Lange and Cannon Bard theories of emotion.

Emotion
Emotion is a basic phenomenon of human functioning, normally
having an adaptive value enhancing our effectiveness in pursuing
our goals in the broadest sense.

Emotions are generally the result of the appraisal of events.


Dependent on the outcome of appraisal, a coordinated set of
responses involving a behavioral and physiological system is
triggered Thus, emotions trigger specific action tendencies and
the necessary physiological support, facilitating over the action.
Emotion refers to an extraordinarily wide variety of responses.
For example, “emotion” can refer to sadness during a movie,
embarrassment at a colleague’s behavior, enjoyment of a funny e-
mail, annoyance at traffic, fear of the stock market declining, guilt
at becoming angry with a parent, or relief at a benign diagnosis.
These emotions vary, among other things, in whether they are
mild or intense, negative or positive, public or private, short or
long, and primary (initial emotional reaction) or secondary (an
emotional reaction to an emotional reaction).
Love is an example of an emotion, but what is an emotion? It is
that emotions are most typically caused by evaluations
psychologists also call them appraisals of events in relation to
what is important to us: our goals, our concerns, our aspirations.
Emotions may include bodily changes such as a glow and smile
of happiness, the pounding heart of anxiety, the clenched fist of
anger. The common idea that when we see a bear in the woods,
we are frightened and therefore run is quite wrong, said James.
We see the bear and run. The fear is the perception of our body
arousing itself for the emergency and moving to escape. Although
the evidence to support the order of events that James postulated
is somewhat equivocal, most modern theorists accept that
emotions involve both mind and body.

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