James Lange Cannon Bard Lazarus Emotion Theory Theories Of Emotion And Motivation ...
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Do our bodies tell our brains how to feel, or is it the other way around? The James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Lazarus theories wage a century-long war over the true origin of emotion.
James-Lange TheoryCannon-Bard TheoryLazarus Cognitive Appraisal TheoryTwo-Factor Theory of Emotion
Theory Briefing
- James-Lange theory argues your heartbeat racing causes fear — the body fires first, and the brain labels it later.
- Cannon-Bard theory challenges this, claiming emotion and physical arousal happen simultaneously and independently in the brain.
- Lazarus's cognitive appraisal theory adds that how you interpret a situation — not just body signals — determines the emotion you feel.