www.psychexamreview.com
In this video I describe 3 different theories of emotion which attempt to explain how emotional experiences occur. The James-Lange theory proposes that a stimulus causes physiological arousal which in turn causes the emotion. The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposes that stimuli can simultaneously cause physiological changes and emotional experiences, and the Schachter-Singer or Two-Factor Theory of Emotion suggests that a stimulus is combined with our interpretation in order to create an emotion.

William James (1884) What is an Emotion? http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/James/emotion.htm

Schachter & Singer (1962) Cognitive, Social, and Physiological Determinants of Emotional State: http://faculty.uncfsu.edu/tvancantfort/Syllabi/Gresearch/Readings/A_Schachter1.pdf

Don’t forget to subscribe to the channel to see future videos! Have questions or topics you’d like to see covered in a future video? Let me know by commenting or sending me an email!

Check out my book, Master Introductory Psychology, an alternative to a traditional textbook: http://amzn.to/2eTqm5s