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Theories of Emotion: Donald B Lindsley՚s Activation Theory

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Emotion is closely related to other concepts like personality, temperament, mood and motivation. There are different types of theories which try to explain about emotion. It mainly includes physiological theories, neurological theories and cognitive theories.

Donald B Lindsley՚s Activation Theory

Lindsley was a physiological psychologist who studied about the functioning of human brain during 1945. During this time, the theory about sleep and waking assumed that the sensory-motor schema determines the organization of brain and behavior.

Lindsley challenged this theory. It was when he accidentally found a brain system among the anesthetized cats while experimenting about spinal reflexes.

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Theories of Emotion: James Lange Theory

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James Lange Theory

William James and Carl Lange proposed one of the earliest theories on the working of emotions. The James-Lange Theory states that a stimulus immediately affects the autonomic nervous system and then the message is sent to the brain.

Thus when threatening stimulus is perceived (such as a snake) it creates a specific response with increase in blood pressure, heart rate and breathing. This theory assumes a different pattern of physiological response for each emotion as the message is later sent to the brain about the type of response, which is then assessed and relevant emotion is experienc…

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