Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion

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The Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience arises from a combination of physiological arousal and the cognitive interpretation of that arousal based on situational context.

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instanceOf cognitive theory of emotion ⓘ
psychological theory ⓘ
addresses relationship between bodily states and subjective feelings ⓘ
role of cognition in emotional experience ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Schachter–Singer theory ⓘ
cognitive arousal theory of emotion ⓘ
two-factor theory of emotion ⓘ
appliedIn clinical psychology ⓘ
emotion regulation research ⓘ
health psychology ⓘ
associatedExperiment Schachter and Singer 1962 epinephrine study ⓘ
basedOn experimental studies of epinephrine-induced arousal ⓘ
claims different emotions can share similar patterns of physiological arousal ⓘ
same physiological arousal can lead to different emotions depending on cognitive interpretation ⓘ
contrastsWith Cannon–Bard theory of emotion ⓘ
James–Lange theory of emotion ⓘ
coreComponent cognitive appraisal ⓘ
physiological arousal ⓘ
situational context ⓘ
criticizedFor difficulty replicating some original findings ⓘ
methodological issues in original experiments ⓘ
emphasizes ambiguity of physiological arousal ⓘ
importance of cognitive labeling for emotional experience ⓘ
role of environmental cues in labeling arousal ⓘ
field cognitive psychology ⓘ
emotion research ⓘ
psychology ⓘ
social psychology ⓘ
influenced later appraisal models of emotion ⓘ
social constructivist views of emotion ⓘ
influencedBy Cannon–Bard theory of emotion ⓘ
James–Lange theory of emotion ⓘ
keyIdea emotion is not determined solely by physiological patterns ⓘ
emotion is partly constructed through cognitive processes ⓘ
people search the environment for cues to label their physiological arousal ⓘ
namedAfter Jerome E. Singer ⓘ
linked to: Jerome Singer

Stanley Schachter ⓘ
proposes emotion results from interaction of physiological arousal and cognitive appraisal ⓘ
emotional experience requires cognitive interpretation of arousal ⓘ
emotional experience requires physiological arousal ⓘ
situational context shapes cognitive interpretation of arousal ⓘ
relatedTo appraisal theory of emotion ⓘ
cognitive theories of emotion ⓘ
usedIn research on misattribution of arousal ⓘ
studies of social and environmental influences on emotion ⓘ
yearProposed 1962 ⓘ

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James–Lange theory of emotion → contrastsWith → Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion ⓘ
Stanley Schachter → notableWork → Schachter–Singer theory ⓘ
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Cannon–Bard theory of emotion → contrastsWith → Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion ⓘ
Cannon–Bard theory of emotion → critiquedBy → Schachter–Singer experiments ⓘ
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Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion → alsoKnownAs → two-factor theory of emotion ⓘ
linked to: Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion → alsoKnownAs → Schachter–Singer theory ⓘ
linked to: Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion → alsoKnownAs → cognitive arousal theory of emotion ⓘ
linked to: Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion → associatedExperiment → Schachter and Singer 1962 epinephrine study ⓘ
linked to: Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion