CLOA Cognition/biology interaction and emotion

3 important questions on CLOA Cognition/biology interaction and emotion

3 emotion theories and the main idea:

  1. Two-factor theory - psychological arousal is detected and then interpreted from a cognitive viewpoint
  2. Appraisal theory - experience an emotion without any physiological arousal
  3. Emotional pathways - emotions operate on different circuits within the brain: low road (almost entirely biological) and the high road (runs through the cortex and hippocampus and therefore the emotional response is shaped by cognition)

What are LeDoux's two biological pathways of emotion in the brain?

The first is a short route that goes from the thalamus to the amygdala.  The second is a long route that passes via the sensory cortex and hippocampus before it results in an emotional response.

What are the two factors in Schachter and Singer's two-factor theory of emotion?



The first factor is physiological arousal and the second is cognitive appraisal of this arousal.

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