Theory on Emotions
Our "common sense" understanding of emotion has been challenged by different emotional theory. Based on our class lectures and discussions, we see that there are several theories on emotions, that in fact, it is more complex than our traditional understanding.
Your assignment: Tell me what theory of Emotion makes the MOST sense to you, and then cite a personal example that can back up your answer (tell me about the time that "something happened," which makes you believe in one of the theories more than the others. ) After that, you must respond to another post from the opposite period in a constructive/analytical way! You must do all three to get full credit (a) which one makes more sense, b) cite the example, c) respond to a classmates post.
Due Date : 3/2/2012
9:00pm
The theory i most identify with is the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion stating that when you feel an emotion a physiological reaction follows it.
ReplyDeleteFor example, i've been informed that a relative died. I start to realize that they're really gone, i feel sad, and in turn i start to cry.
I agree with Masa about the Cannon Bard theory because emotion is a psychological reaction and her example made sence because it was an emotional reaction she had to a death in the family.
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ReplyDeleteThe two factor model experiment makes more sense to me for some reason The two-factor model is named after another pair of people they're not just named Two and Factor you probably already know that It's also called the Schachter-Singer model. It's named after two guys named Stanley Schacter and Jerome Singer. The two-factor model is kind of a the limiting of a statement on James Lange; it's a similar idea, which is that we experience the physiological arousal (the racing of the heart, the sweating, then you process the context that you're in to figure out what you should be feeling like like if a parents dies and first you feel sad about then you cry later about letting out your emotion out about the situation.
DeleteThe emotional theory I associated the most with was Schachter's Two factor theory. I can recall an event that that proves this theory right. When I was at a funeral I was not crying at one point in time my eyes just became a little teary. Then when I looked around the room and say everyone else around me crying, my brain associated it with sadness and then I began to cry. So I feel this theory is correct. I agree with Anfernees point on Schatchers two factor theory.
Deletei agree with anfernee and aiysha on the two factor theory. with a similar situation with aiysha going to my cousin funeral the past sat. i started crying because i was sad seeing everyone else cry it brought me to tears.
DeleteThe theory of emotion that makes the most sense to me would be Schachter's two-factor theory. This theory makes the most sense to me because of an event that occurred to me, not so long ago. When I was walking home alone one night I noticed that a creepy old man was looking at me, I crossed the street to prevent passing by him side. My heart was racing and I was trembling, while this associated with my brain it was causing me fear. When I least noticed it I was frightened, which caused me to walk faster. As I approached home I noticed that the old had disappeared and I was home safe. So from my experience this theory its true to me. I do agree with Aiysha Lindsay in her views because when your mine does sometime play tricks on you without you noticing it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yoly's post because I have experiences this same thing when I was walking home I continued to see a van pass by me after the forth time my heart began to beat faster and I noticed I was beginning to get afraid. So I called my mom and my heart didn't go back to its regular rate until I was in her car.
Deleteone of the theories of emotion that I feel makes the most sense to me is the Two-Factor Theory. I say this because, through my experience, I have found that in a crowd of crazy concert-goers, it's easy to feel just as crazy or excited, even if you don't like, or even know of the band your listening too. I also feel like the Two-Factor Theory could even be applied to more common situations, like being pressured by your peers to feel a certain way about different things.
ReplyDeleteto Yoly Alfonso's comment, I can relate to this situation very well, one time I went to starbucks with my friend and this creepy old guy was bothering me, my heart started to race and I started to feel really scared, especially when nobody said anything, but later, when I was home with my mom, I felt safe.
The theory of emotion that makes sense to me would be the Two-Factor Theory. This theory mainly states that To experience emotion one must be physically aroused, and cognitively label the arousal. This theory stuck out the most to me because of my experience i have every time am being dropped off after school with my sister . Every time we are in the car with Kevin whatever the song may be we start dancing and acting crazy, only because he does it first.
ReplyDeleteI personaly belive in Cannon-Bard theory because, according to Cannon-Bard, emotions do not come as a response to physiological conditions. However, at the same time, neither do emotions come and then the body creates a physical reaction to said emotions. When we consider this philosophy, we realize that, according to Cannon-Bard, emotions and physiological responses or reactions occur at exactly the same time. The main issue with James-Lange, according to Cannon-Bard is that when the body becomes aware or ready to respond to a certain condition or action, it actually takes several seconds for the sympathetic nervous system and other autonomous reactions to kick in, they are not instantaneous reactions. For that reason, it seems almost impossible that the James-Lange theory could be considered scientifically relevant.
ReplyDeletemy example last week Friday I took the last bus of the night, and I was the only passenger. A man got on and sat in the row behind me. When my stop came around, he also got off the bus. He's walking behind me. I felt tingles down my spine with a rush of adrenaline. I know that there has been several muggings in my city over the past few weeks, so I got afraid.Both reactions occured at the same time.
Howerver I disagree with Aiysha's example because she stated her eyes were a little teary before she saw anyone crying.Remember you dont cry cause your sad,your realy sad because your crying.which means the teary eyes that you had BEFORE you saw everyone els cry made you become sad so you cried.So you crying made you sad and both reactions occured at the same time.
Great example, great point, and very well done!
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I believe in the James-Lange theory. Which states that we feel emotion due to physiological changes. This does make sense because people may not know it but many times when things happen our brain cannot register it to quickly. So once we actually realize whats going on then our emotions will act.
ReplyDeleteFor example my family had watched the movie Bridge to terabithia. I'm sure many have seen this movie. Once we had gotten up to the part when that main character Leslie Burke died trying to cross the river. Once this part had passed everyone in the room had started to cry. Then my cousin about 4 at the time had said "Mommy water is coming out of my eyes." To me this had meant she had felt the sadness created by the movie but hadn't known what it was, so she had started to cry without really knowing why or how.
I would have to disagree with Masa only reason being that is because you had to think about that person being gone it wasn't an automatic sensation which the cannon-Bard theory states.
I believe in the Two-Factor theory which states the emotion depends on physiological arousal as well as the cognitive interpretation of that arousal. This theory makes the most sense to me because even though an individual my show a specific physiological arousal (i.e. smiling or laughing) doesn’t necessarily mean that is how that individual actually feels.
ReplyDeleteAn example would be if I was at a party and everyone around me is having a great time, but all I can think about is my dog that passed away two days earlier. Sure I can “put” a smile on my face, but that doesn’t mean that I’ll feel happy or excited nor will I begin to feel happy because the physiological arousal of the smile will not mask my pre-existing feeling of sadness.
I would have to disagree with Joseph G’s comment because your little cousin would not have been crying if she had not initially felt sadness while watching that part of the movie. You say she didn’t know why she was crying, but the movie triggered her to feel sadness and, as a result, cry.
I feel that the Two-Factor Theory is more clear to me because it is true, when a person is more aroused at a moment you experience a more intense emotion.
ReplyDelete2 Summers ago, I went to Key West with my cousins. We drove up to this pier and my cousin said lets jump off the bridge. I was already aware of my fear of hieghts but i went with them anyway. As we reached the top of the bridge, My heart rate seemed to increase more and more. My cousin told me to go first. I climbed over the ledge, and held onto the bar. You cant imagine how freaked out i was at the moment. My cousin who was impatient for me to go, pushed me over and i screamed so much. I landed in the water and realized i was alive, I began to cry because of how much i fear i felt. When i was pushed over my fear was more intense than when i was on the bridge.
I would have to disagree with Erica A's comment, you are correct that the emotion depends on the physiological arousal and interpretation of the arousal but what i disagree on is when you say an individual shows a specific arousal it doesnt mean thats how an individual really feels. The Theory clearly states that when people are physiologically aroused they experience a more intense emotion. Your example doesn't comply with the theory.
I agree with samantha theory that she choose because the theory that she explaining does talk about her example.
DeleteThe theory she's showing is that when two different people go through a experience it follows them by an even more intense emotion when that event occurred during that person life experience at that time.
I agree with Teovanni. I also believe the Cannon-Bard theory is the most accurate and his example reflected the theory perfectly.
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ReplyDeleteI actaully agree with samantha , because the theory that she talks about does fit to her example . the theory claims that when people go through a experience it follows by an even more intense emotion .
ReplyDeleteI believe the Two-Factor Theory makes the most sense to me, such as it explains how emotional experiences must be caused by physical arousal and the cognitive label of the event. I know this is true because I remember I was walking home one day and I saw a group of young men working at the auto shop in the alley on my way home, my heart instantly began to race and I began to speed up my pace as a great fear took over me. I did not look up from the ground and the panic continued to consume my emotions and thoughts. Eventually I made it past that short walk and got safely home. My heartbeat then began to slow down and eventually return back to normal. I Agree with Samantha Taylor’s reasoning and example of how she was very afraid after being pushed off the bridge.
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ReplyDeleteI believe in the facial feed back theory, the brain use feed back from the facial muscles ti recognize emotions can make the person feel those emotions.
For example, I'm the kind of person who is most likely to be happy, and most of my days i have a smile on my face so it makes me feel happy, in other words i experience this theory every other day and would most likely agreed with it.
Even do i most likely agreed with the facial feed back theory i also see how Joseph Goodrigde comes to his belief about the James-Lange Theory Which states that we feel emotion due to physiological changes, i believe now that I'm aware about all the different types of emotions theories i can experience each and one of them.
I have to go with the canon-bard is that when the body becomes aware or ready several seconds for the sympathetic nervous system and other autonomous reactions to kick in, they are not instantaneous reactions. this states that emotions and physiological responses occur exactly at the same time.
ReplyDeleteFor example, on Saturday, while they were calling the name of the teams that placed in competition i smile grew upon my face at the same time i was jumping up and down of the excitement as i waited. Both the reaction and the response was happening at the same time.
I disagreed with Aisha because like teovanni stated is that your sad because your crying, and she mentioned about her eyes getting watery before seeing someone cry.
One theory of emotion that I had an immediate connection with was the Facial Feedback Theory. This theory makes sense to me because when I am at Flag Football practice, coach divides us up into defense and offense, and when the quarterback of our team "Lava Girl", throws a twenty or thirty yard pass to one of our wide receivers she usually has a smile on her face because she is under the pressure of our rushers and she hopes that her pass will be good enough so that the receiver will catch it and there will be no interceptions. The smile that she has on her face (facial muscles), gives her brain feedback towards the anxious and timorous emotions that she is experiencing. "Lava Girl"'s facial expression corresponded to a particular emotion that made our quarterback feel nervous to throw the pass.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Yoly A.'s comment because the same situation happened to me when I was walking home with Naika; there was a tall man that was acting weird on the sidewalk (talking to himself). We were scared so we started to walk faster to avoid him doing something to us. Physiological Arousal and Cognitive Interpretation caused us to experience the emotion of fear.
- Xochil O.
I agree with Xochil theory that she choose because the theory that she explaining does talk about her example.
DeleteThe two-factor theory of emotion is the most reasonable theory of emotion for me. I can reason with this theory for the simple fact its more of a cause and effect circumstance to me.This thoery states that physical arousal plays a primary in emotions. It goes deeper into the understandment of physical arousal and how we cognitivily label the arousal. An example of this theory would be i see a big dog racing toward me. My hearts starts racing and 1st instintct is to run.My instinct to run and racing heart is a reacting beause i am affraid.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with Maximiliano C.because Cannon-Bard theory of emotio states how we react to a stimulus and experience the associated emotion at the same time. But the person hasnt called what place you have taken so you are not reacting to it at the same time but just anxious.Not because you were waiting to place.
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DeleteI believe in the Two-Factor theory (that states the emotion depends on physiological arousal as well as the cognitive interpretation of that arousal.) This theory makes the most sense to me because a person could be feeling bad and be smiling or feeling good and be frowning.
ReplyDeleteWhen my uncle, who was like a father to me died I felt hurt and sad. Now every year when his birthday passes my family sits around and talk about him and all the good times we had. I sit there with a smile on my face while thinking in the back of my mind he is gone and never coming back but no matter how sad or upset I feel I keep that smile on my face.
I agree with Ariel that the Two-Factor theory makes the most sense in regards to emotional motivation. It shows the connection between emotional and physical feelings. A person can feel one way but physically act a completely different way.
DeleteFor instance, when I am nervous, I tend to laugh a lot. I am feeling terrified but my initial reaction is to laugh and try to make light of the awkward situation.
a) I personally agree with the Two factor theory of emotion stating that emotions depend on the interaction between biology and cognition.
ReplyDeleteb) Last summer i was walking home from a bus stop and i saw a man approaching me from down the street, he was headed straight towards me so i decided to walk into the grass to get out of his way. When i looked up he began to step into the grass as he picked up speed in his step towards me. A car then passed by right before we crossed each other. My heart was racing and i began to tremble as i ran home afraid of what might have happened if the car didn't pass by.
c) In response to Joseph G. He explained the James-Lange theory in a way that made we want to second guess what i wrote and agree with his opinion. I think he might have a point in his explanation.
-Melinda M.
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ReplyDeleteThe Theory that makes the most sense to me is the Cannon Bard Theory. This theory states that an individual experiences emotion and a reaction at the same time. It goes against the James Lange Theory stating that you experience emotion when you become conscience of your physical reaction to a stimulus.
ReplyDeleteAn example would be when I over heard my father on the phone telling someone my cousin passed away that morning. I didn't feel anything at first. But as I felt the emptiness and sadness, I cried. It all came simultaneously.
I must agree with Max. Not only did he understand the Cannon Bard Theory as I did, but his arguement fit well with his explanation that emotions and it's reactions happens at the same time.
I Agree with Mimosa's comment because when I was given the bad news that my grandfather passed and realized that it was real I began to react by crying. Which supports the cannon bard theory.
DeleteThe theory of emotion that makes the most sense to me would be The Two-Factor Theory, which states that emotion depends on the interaction between two factors, biology and cognition. I remember when I was in English in 9th grade and I was perfectly fine until a friend of mine of mine got up in front of class and announced that she had been sexually harrasted as a child, and as the tears flowed down her face, tears flowed down mines as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree most with the Canon Bard Theory of emotion which states that we experience emotions and physiological reactions at the same. This theory seems the most logical to me, that we experience the emotion and reaction at the same time not the reaction and then the emotion. It's like when I got into an argument with my mom and afterwards started crying. I was crying because I was sad not sad because I was crying.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mimosa's comment. The Canon Bard theory makes the most sense to me as well and she used a good example.
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ReplyDeleteI actually think that the Cannon-Bard theory is most holistically applicable. For example, if you are unaware that someone is hiding behind a door and they jump out at you, you are likely to react emotionally and physically simultaneously. You wouldn't scream or jump or shake and THEN be scared, you would have an impulse of fear, as well as an impulse of physiological or physical action.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Joseph G.'s anecdote I don't think that your cousin's experience necessarily means she didn't understand. It is very plausible that her behavior can illustrate the Cannon-Bard theory (or even the two-factor theory, for that matter), because your perception of your cousin’s expression of emotion may not equate to her experience. Who’s to say she didn’t experience the emotion and the physicality simultaneously? Kids also have an intense propensity for verbal expression of observation -- to “state the obvious” if you will. An cognizant expression of this physiological manifestation is not necessarily synonymous with an assertion of the James-Lange Theory, because it does not infallibly prove that the physiological behavior was unassociated with the emotion.
Well said Melissa. Your discourse is well articulated and is a true example of stellar work and of the highest quality. Your Free Response on the AP Exam will be awesome!
DeleteI personally agree with the James-Lange Theory. I interpreted it as crying makes you sad, and laughing makes you happy. I agree with this theory because one day after my grandmother died. I went to school crying and sad. Then one of my friends fell down then I instantly started to laugh. That made me happy, and from then I knew that as long as i continued to cry I would be sad, and if I laughed, I would be happy.
ReplyDeleteI personally agree with Yoly Alfonso's response. I say this because when I was walking to my brother's house a man came behind me with the bike and my heart raced faster, and i tried to hurry and get where people could see me because I was just that afraid. That's why I agreed with her response because the same thing happened to me.
Thank you for going with the James-Lange Response. Your examples were solid!
DeleteI agree with Bree because basically she backed up my reply to the original post. There has to be a cause before you can react with emotion. Like the example of her friend falling and her reacting to the cause with laughter.
DeleteI agree with the James- Lange thory which states that we feel emotions because of biological changes caused by stress. I remember the time I went to the carnival and enter a haunted house. someone jumped from out of the dark which cause my heart rate to increase producing the emotion fear. I agree with joseph and understand his logic on this theory
ReplyDeleteEach of these theories are plausible in different situations, but of all of them, I'd have to agree with the Cannon-Bard theory. It's the most logical of them and correct most often. FOR EXAMPLE, many years ago, I was watching the Grudge. In one scene of the Grudge, the girl goes in the attic and uses a lighter to see what's up there. As she completes the full circle, the grudge girl is there and it scared me to the point where I jumped over the armrest of the couch. It happened so fast that I would say I had expressed the emotion of fear, heart pounding and on the ground, at the same time as my physiological reaction.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree to the Two-Factor theory because I have a job. I know when I do something good at my job I Feel good about myself and it is a confidence booster. I also know when I don't do well on my I don't feel so good about myself and that I get back and try to do better the next time without letting it bring me completely down. The two- Factor theory is the theory I relate to the most because I have a job and I know how it feels to job satisfaction and to have job dissatisfaction.
ReplyDeleteThe theory that makes most sense to me would be the cannon bard theory. It says that we experience emotions and then you respond physiologically. For example, If I am upset it usually takes a long time for my face frown.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Joseph G this theory makes the least sense to me. The only time that I have a physiological response before I feel the emotion is if I am happy. But If I am sad or angry I wont frown or cry before I feel the emotion.
I believe in the Two-Factor theory who states the emotion depends on physiological arousal as well as the cognitive interpretation of that arousal. I believe on that because I actually experienced it. One day I was sad and I did the facial expressions and smile more than once and after I felt better.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sade's comment because thats exactly how the two-factor theory states.
The theory that makes the most sense to me is the Two-Factor theory which states that emotion depends on the interaction between two factors, biology and cognition.
ReplyDeleteFor example, two years ago I had someone very close to me in the hospital.One night I had woken up in the middle of the night because I was having a horrible dream that felt true, my heart was racing. Seconds later I heard the phone in my house and was scared because I knew that call wasn't a good thing. Turned out that person had passed away. This example helps me understand the Two-Factor theory because both biology and cognition interacted.
I agree with Yoly and her example of walking home and the feeling she had.
The theory in which makes the most sense to me is the Two-factor theory due to the fact that the interaction between physical arousal and how we cognitively label that arousal is connected to every person at one point in time. Everyone has a scary moment or a very exciting moment in their life. My example is when I was a kid i've always wanted to go to the Ringling brothers circus and i've waited year after year until this year I was told I had the chance to go, right after my heart paced fast and I wanted to jump around like a little kid and due to those emotions it showed me i was feeling happy.
ReplyDeleteAlso i agree with mimosa because the cannon bard theory is also a theory in which classifies how your emotions are expressed and the way you feel due to experiences even though these two theory's are slightly different.
the theory that makes more sense to me is the Cannon-Bard theory because i believe that emotion and psychological arousal are connected rather than separate. For example when my mom tells me that she's going to cook my favorite food, I get happy and clap my hands at the same time.I don't become happy and then clap my hands or clap my hands and then become happy.For the most part, I agree with Jonathan's comment because it's supports Cannon-Bard's Theory of emotion.
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The canon-bard theory was the emotional theory i found to closely relate to me, and example of this would be when I was meeting someone I hadn't seen for a year that I had a difficult past with, as soon as i stepped into their house and I saw them my body immediately started shaking and I experienced great nervousness and fear simultaneously as well as my heart pounding without my control.
ReplyDeleteIn response to andes I agree with his statement because I due believe emotion and psychological arousal are connected.
-Natalia C.
I personally believe in the Two-Factor Theory, which states that physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation takes place in order to determine emotion. The Two-Factor Theory makes most sense to me because I think if someone is showing physiological arousal such as crying doesn’t mean that they are feeling depressed.
ReplyDeleteThis year I have experience a lot of death in my family and gave me a feeling of sadness. Each day I would come to school and I would “fake laugh” with my friends and smiled at everyone but in the inside I didn’t feel what my facial expression showed. In fact I felt the complete opposite, I felt destroyed inside but I tried not to show it on the outside.
I would have to say that I agree with Erica’s comment because someone can be showing a certain physiological arousal but that doesn’t necessarily mean that’s how someone is feeling.
I personally agree with the facial feedback theory, which states that the brain uses our facial expressions or our muscle movements to determine our mood.
ReplyDeleteI experienced it once, I did not want to go to a party but coming from a caribbean family, my mom said :" If you do not smile right now, you're gonna have to deal with me -.-" ." So of course I smiled and then I started interacting with the other kids that were my age and the party became something enjoyable.
I have to agree with Rosa, because like she said the James Lange theory can seem similar to this since the emotion can be used from our physiological arousal. ANd now, knowing more about each one I can see where they have been implied around me.
-Suki.
I agree with you a hundred percent. I believe you are very correct and went about the theory very good.
DeleteI agree most with the Cannon Bard theory which suggests that individuals experience emotions and physiologically react simultaneously. This theory challenged the James Lange theory which stated that emotional changes are due to bodily changes. My example was last week Friday I was driving home from school and I came up to a two way stop and I had the right of way and the person who was supposed to stop didn’t and dashed out in front of me and I slammed the brakes and the car began to slide towards the other. My heart began racing and my heart began sweating.
ReplyDeletei agree with Nehru because i think the cannon bard theory is true when it comes to situations in which we react automatically, such as the one in his example. This a very controversial theme, i hope to discuss it furthermore.
DeleteIn my own opinion i disagree with the Cannon Bard theory due to the fact that we experience emotion before physical reaction, like when someone get sad after their beloved one leaves. On the other hand the James Lange theory seems more reasonable to me, since it explains that bodily changes are due to emotional changes. My example is that today while i was at work, a customer yelled at me for giving him the wrong order and then i felt angry because of his reaction.
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DeleteTrying to decide which theory I agree most with is like trying to choose a candy out of a candy store. All of them are good but only one is GREATTT. If I had to choose I'll probably choose the two-factor theory. This states how your emotions are triggered by body functions or motions. I believe this is very true and is seen everyday.
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ReplyDeleteThe theory of emotion that I agree with would be Cannon-Bard’s. I honestly believe that we experience both Emotion and physical changes at the exact same time. If someone hears good news, they would smile and feel pretty good about the news at the same time, not smile and then feel happy a few moments later or feel good about the news first then smile after.
ReplyDeleteThe reason I believe this theory is true is because of an event that happened to me a few years ago. I was helping my father adjust the satellite on the top of the roof and he asked me to go back down and see if the television was working. As I got onto the ladder and began my decent, I looked down and instantly felt afraid at how high I was and at the same time, I felt my hands begin to get sweaty and my heart rate increase rapidly as well. I felt as if I was going to slip and end up breaking something… or worse. Slowly, I made my way down the ladder and when I finally reached the ground, I instantly felt relieved.
I would like to agree with Max because his example showed that both emotion and physical changes happened at the exact same time, just like my example.
The theory that makes the most sense to me would have to be the facial feedback theory which states the bain uses feedback from facial muscles to recognize emotions that are being experienced.
ReplyDeleteFor example, a few days ago while in class discussing this theory Mr.Jones gave an example in which he said that doing smiling jumping jacks would make you feel better. at first i didnt believe it but once i tried it i started to see a change in my mood. that day i was not having such a good day and was kind of stressed but once i did those smiling jumping jacks i stated to feel happy. thats when i started to realiize this theory really made sense.
I agree with Rosa's comment because its a perfect example of what the facial feedack theory is about.shes always smiling therefore shes happy . smiling (facial muscles) influences her emotion (happy).
-giuliana torres
Thank you for using the Smiling Jumping Jacks :-).
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A)The theory that seems to make the most sense to me is the "Two-factor Theory". The reason to this is the fact that it is a mixture of both our physical responses and our mental interpretations coming into play. This theory explains how our physical actions and our feelings allows to understand how we truly feel. Both factors are needed to see some sort of response.
ReplyDeleteB)My example to back up my opinion on the theory was when the first time that my parents took me to Disney world. As I got there, I began to jump around and smile and i knew that deep down i was excited and the fact that I was jumping around and smiling, the fact that i was excited became obvious.
C)I agree with Erica A.'s comment because she makes a point in how both cognitive and biological factors interact to allow an individual to feel emotion.
a) I think that the theory that makes more sense to me is the Facial Feedback Theory. This theory state that the faces that you are making determines that emotion you are feeling. The way i see it, if you try something sour, your going to have a "sour face", if you feel sick your going to have a "blue face", if your happy, your going to have a mile on your face. Every emotion has it's own face no matter how hard your hiding it, you are going to show it.
ReplyDeleteb)Well from my personal experiences, my friends or family that knows me the most usually can tell when something's wrong with me by just looking at me. I think that in reality (and they might not notice themselves) that they are reading my facial expression and therefore they conclude how I'm feeling.
c) I agree with Natalia because that has happened to me before in a way that i start sweating or feeling hot before a really big even (like when i did my BPA competition) and it's like my body knows what's going on in the outside and it's (my body) responding from what I'm feeling.
-Bismarck P.
I would have to disagree with Bizmarck because I have had instances where I would have a tear run down my face while feeling happy.
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I personally agree with the Cannon-Bard Theory of emotion that states that we experience emotional and physiological arousal simultaneously. For example, when my cousin died in front of my eyes I heard and felt this complete silence like all innocence was broke. I broke down to my knees, held him in my arms, and cried for hours. In this situation I was on my knees, punching the ground, crying and yelling ALL at the same time so I do believe that the Cannon-Bard theory is most relatable to me.
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I belive that the Cannnon-Bard theory makes more sense. It's an almost natural belief. We grow up to believe that we act (behavior) on an emotion.
ReplyDeleteWhen a kid falls on tv and instantlly begins to cry. I'm driving and someone cuts me off, on instinct I get angry and I instantly begin to yell obscenities. Most emotional reactions I've seen happen simultaneously . I agree with Teo, who disagreed with Aiyisha. If yubegan to feel teary-eyed, although you didnt down right ball your eyes out, I think that your teary-eyes were a simultaneous response to the realization of a death in your family.
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I believe that the James-Lange Theory of Emption makes the most sense. This theory makes the most sense because there was this time I had to go to a funeral when I was 6 or 7 Years old, I didn't really understand what was going on at the time but when I woke up I was very, VERY happy. As I got to the funeral I saw that all the people were dressed in black and were either severely upset or cry, which made me feel like crying. That is why I believe its the most sense, Also, i agree with Bree Thomas & Yoly Alfonso's responses because they i had that same experience while walking home from school with my sister as a white van pulled up to the side of us and the man started to ask us questions. (WHY IS IT ALWAYS WHITE VANS!?)
ReplyDeleteThe theory that makes more sense to me would be the two-factor theory. This theory states that in order to cause any particular emotional response, both our physical responses and cognitive labels have to combine.
ReplyDeleteOne time a group of friends and I went to the beach. It was a normal sunny day out, everything seemed normal till i got in the water. My friends persuaded me to go in the water because they didn't want to leave me alone. Since i don't know how to swim, going in the water with such waves frighten me. So as i went in, i was relaxed because the water seem calm. The, out of nowhere i see a big wave coming, at this point i had no idea what to do, my heart started racing and i started panicking. i had no idea you had to jump when a wave was coming, this resulted in me swallowing water and it getting in my nose, as well. It was such a horrible thing to experience, so i decided to stay by the shore.
I understand what bree is describing and supporting, but i feel that you can also feel sad if you remember something and eventually cry about it. I feel that you don't necessarily need to cry first then feel sad, because why would the crying be caused in the first place?
The theory of emotion that I understand the most would have to be the James-Lange Theory, for one main reason. The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events. This to me is the most common sense because people don’t just spontaneously feel emotions without there being a cause. There has to be a cause and the emotion following the cause would be the effect. Based on the cause your emotions should react accordingly. For example, I was at the movies watching “The Hunger Games” with Ashley ;) and found the movie to be a bit boring most of the time. So as I’m watching I’m in a relaxed state, kind of sleepy and bored, until the antagonist actually did something exciting (cracked a dude’s neck). This caused me to react with excitement. I went from slouching in the chair half asleep, to sitting up straight and alert… until it got boring again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with emmanuel any situation that your in that causes an arousal you can always interpret its emotion.
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ReplyDeleteThe Theory of Emotion that makes the most sense to me will be the James Lange theory which is a emotional reaction that is dependent upon how you interpret those physical reactions.It makes sense to me because if you were to be infront of a shark your heart will beat fast and you will tremble and therefore you understand and you tell yourself that you know you were afraid and you understand that emotion how it feels.An example that I have its actually a Funny one time I got Chassed by a dog (chiwawa) I ran as fast as I could and my heart was going to come out of my chest i was so afraid and I knew I was because all I was thinking about what if this dog bites me and I just kept getting even more afraid.
The theory that makes the most sense to me its the two factor theory. I agree with this theory because when mr. Jones was explaining it I was remembering times when the theory was there but I didn't realize it. Like when my cousin got into a car accident I wasn't sad but when I saw my mama crying I started crying because I saw she was sad.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ariel Garvin she has the same understanding I have on the two factor theory.
The theory that I am able to understand best is the cannon-Bard theory of emotion which states that a physiological reaction occurs simultaneously with an emotion corresponding to it, or in simple terms, our expressions match our emotions as they come. It is more logical to me than the James-Lange or Two-Factor theories because if, for example, I unexpectedly saw a friend at the mall over the weekend, I would be happy to see that friend and I would smile because I am happy at that moment. If, by some crazy circumstance, there was an angry mob surrounding us, I wouldn’t feel angry because I observed that the people around me were angry as the two-factor theory seems to say. Also, I know that if I saw someone that I wasn’t fond of, smiling at that moment wouldn’t make me happy to see them nor make me feel any better about having to see them like the James-Lange theory suggests.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Andres Andrade’s defense of the Cannon-Bard theory because he provided a good (as well as humorous) example that is easy to relate to =)
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