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Theory of Emotion

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AP Psychology

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The theory of emotion refers to different explanations and models that attempt to understand how emotions are generated and experienced.

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Practice Questions (11)

Which theory of emotion suggests that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously?
Which theory of emotion states that bodily responses happen first, and emotions are felt after?
Which theory of emotion proposes that physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously?
Which theory of emotion suggests that our physiological arousal precedes our experience of an emotion?
Which theory of emotion best explains why a person might laugh when watching a funny movie?
Which theory of emotion proposes that physiological and emotional changes occur simultaneously in response to a stimulus?
Which theory of emotion asserts that our emotional experience depends on our interpretation of the situation?
Which theory of emotion, replaced by the Cannon-Bard theory, suggested that physical arousal precedes emotional experience?
Which theory of emotion proposed that emotional and physiological responses occur simultaneously?
Which theory of emotion suggests that physiological arousal occurs simultaneously with emotional experiences?
In which theory of emotion is the sequence of events that occurs when an emotion is felt described as follows: Stimulus --> Arousal --> Emotion?

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