Emotion

Emotion

A process/response involving bodily arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience & feelings.

Bodily arousal

A physical response, such as a fast heart rate, associated with emotions.

Expressive behavior

Observable actions that reflect emotional states, like faster walking.

Conscious feelings

The subjective experience of emotions, such as the feeling of fear.

James-Lange Theory

The theory that bodily arousal triggers feelings.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that bodily arousal and feelings occur separately but simultaneously.

Two-factor Theory (Schachter-Singer)

The theory that an emotional experience involves the conscious interpretation of arousal.

Spillover Effect

The phenomenon where arousal from one event influences emotions in subsequent events, such as adrenaline from a sporting event leading to a riot.

Zajonc & Ledoux Theory

The theory that some emotional responses occur without thought, bypassing cognitive processing.

Lazarus Cognitive Mediational Theory

The theory that emotions arise after the appraisal of a stimulus, which may or may not be conscious.

Basic human emotions

The fundamental emotions recognized across cultures, including happiness, sadness, fear, anger, and disgust.