Discuss the theories of emotional development.

      

Discuss the theories of emotional development.

  

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Wilfred
1. JAMES LANGE THEORY
It suggests that our body reactions determine the subjective emotion we experience. Our brains interpret specific physiological changes as feelings or emotions.
It also proposes that there is a different physiological pattern
Emotion eliciting stimulus>>physiological arousal>>interpretation>>emotion

2. CANNON BARD THEORY
It proposes that subjective experience of emotion and physiological arousal do not cause one another but instead an independent responses to an emotion arousing situation and that they occur simultaneously.
Emotion eliciting stimulus-physiological arousal-emotion

3. THE TWO FACTOR THEORY OF EMOTION
According to it, an emotional stimulus causes physiological arousal which are interpreted then followed by emotions. The intensity of the physiological arousal tells us how strongly we are feeling something but environmental cues give us the information we need to label the emotion.
Emotion eliciting stimulus>>physiological arousal>>interpretation of environmental cues>>emotion
It emphasizes that we identify the emotion we are experiencing by observing our environment and comparing ourselves to others

4. COGNITIVE APPRAISAL THEORY
Emotion eliciting stimulus>>interpretation>>emotion

5. FACIAL FEEDBACK THEORY
Feedback from the facial muscles to the brain play a key role in determining the nature and intensity of emotions we experience.
Feedback from facial muscles are interpreted by the brain as emotions
Emotions eliciting stimulus>>facial muscles change>>interpretation>>emotions
Wilfykil answered the question on March 18, 2019 at 09:48


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