Emotion Theories

Which theory argued that physiological arousal and subjective emotional experience happen simultaneously?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter Two-Factor Theory
• Lazarus Theory

Which of the following argued that emotion is made up first of physiological arousal followed immediately by emotional experience?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter-Two Factor Theory
• Zajonc and LeDoux Theory

The image here best relates to which theory of emotion?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter Two-Factor Theory
• Lazarus Theory

The spillover effect notes that when physiologically aroused, we often take-on the emotional label of the people or events around us. This best supports which theory of emotion?

• James-Lange Theory
• Cannon-Bard Theory
• Schachter Two-Factor Theory
• No Theory Explains This

The master emotional center of the limbic system, associated especially with fear and aggression, is the...

• amygdala.
• nucleus accumbens.
• hippocampus.
• corpus callosum. 

Which theory suggests that you would not experience intense anger unless you were first aware of your racing heart or other symptoms of physiological arousal?

• the relative deprivation theory

• the James-Lange theory

• the adaptation-level theory

• the Cannon-Bard theory

Evidence that emotion precedes physiological arousal would be most inconsistent with the _______. Evidence that emotion precedes mentally labeling our physiological arousal would be most inconsistent with the ________.

• relative deprivation principle; adaptation-level principle

• adaptation-level principle; relative deprivation principle

• James-Lange theory; two-factor theory

• two-factor theory; James-Lange theory

Schachter's two-factor theory emphasizes that emotion involves both:

• the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the nervous system.

• verbal and nonverbal expression.

• physical arousal and a cognitive label.

• universal and culture-specific aspects.

Beginning with the most basic needs, which of the following represents the correct sequence of needs in the hierarchy described by Maslow?

• safety; physiological; esteem; belongingness and love; self-fulfillment

• safety; physiological; belongingness and love; esteem; self-fulfillment

• physiological; safety; esteem; belongingness and love; self-fulfillment

• physiological; safety; belongingness and love; esteem; self-fulfillment

You are walking down a dark alley late at night. You hear footsteps behind you and you begin to tremble, your heart beats faster, and your breathing deepens. Upon noticing this arousal you realize that is comes from the fact that you are walking down a dark alley by yourself. You feel the emotion of fear. This is an example of this theory.

• James-Lange

• Cannon-Bard

• Schachter Two-Factor

• Lazarus