1. Emotion
Myers Ch. 13
mood o'clock

2. Theories of Emotions
James-Lange Theory

3. Theories of emotions
James-Lange Theory

4. Theories of emotions
James-Lange Theory

5. Other examples… Sad because we cry Angry because we hit
Afraid because we tremble

6. Analysis of James-Lange
Falls Short…
Support
1) Pounding heart can mean many things…
2) autonomic nervous system isn’t fast enough…i.e., blush and embarrassment happen at the same time…how can one be causing the other.
3) We have difficulty detecting changes in autonomic functioning
Quadriplegics experience dulled sense of emotion

7. Theories of emotions
Cannon-Bard Theory

8. Theories of emotions
Cannon-Bard Theory

9. Theories of emotions
Two-Factor Theory—emotions are inferences of similar bodily states
Schachter-Singer

10. Theories of emotions
Two-factor Theory
Schachter-Singer

11. Theories of emotions
Two-factor Theory
Schachter-Singer

12. Theories of emotions

13. Support for 2-Factor
When people work out (i.e., activate autonomic nervous system) they find attractive people more attractive, annoying people more annoying, laugh harder at jokes, etc…
Why action movies always end as love stories
Cognitive misattribution

14. Criticisms Autonomic nervous system more intricate than we thought
We can now measure galvanic skin response and heart rate with more precision
Fear and disgust=higher galvanic skin response than sadness or anger
Anger=higher fingertip temp than fear
Zajonc (ZY-unz)
—infants copy emotion and express emotion without cognition
Therefore—cognition follows emotion
Izard
James-Lange was correct
Adds facial expression and bodily movement/posture in addition to nervous system
We control our own emotional response?

15. Detecting Emotion
Autism
Myths/Facts
TED TAlK-EMOTIONAL ROBOTS

16. Regulating Emotion
Reappraisal—changing emotional experience by changing meaning of stimulus (2-factor)
Suppression—dealing with emotion later
High scores of reappraisal = greater experience of positive emotions and better interpersonal functioning