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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.3
According to cognitive appraisal theories, how do we experience emotions in response to events or situations?
Physiological arousal occurs before emotional experience.
We interpret or appraise events which then lead to emotional responses.
Every emotion triggers an opposing emotion as a response to stimuli.
Emotional experiences and physiological arousal occur simultaneously.
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AP Psychology - 7.3 Theories of Emotion
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