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Understanding Emotional Experiences


The Functions of Emotions

Determining the Range of Emotions: Labeling Our Feelings

The Roots of Emotions

  • The James-Lange Theory: Do Gut Reactions Equal Emotions?
  • The Cannon-Bard Theory: Physiological Reactions as the Result of
    • Emotions
  • The Schachter-Singer Theory: Emotions as Labels
  • Contemporary Perspectives on the Neurological Underpinnings of
    • Emotions
  • Making Sense of the Multiple Perspectives on Emotion

    • Key concepts for Module 26:



    Describe the functions of emotions and the range of emotional expression

    Identify the key points of the James-Lange, the Cannon-Bard, and the Schachter-Singer theories of emotion, and distinguish each theory from the others.

    Describe how emotional responses can be used in lie detection, and discuss the validity of traditional lie detection devices.





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