Folk Psychology Theory of Emotions

While walking through a forest, you unexpectedly come across a large, growling bear. You notice your heart is racing and you have started to sweat. You then interpret these specific physical reactions as the emotion of fear. This sequence of events—a stimulus leading to a physiological response, which then leads to the experience of an emotion—is best explained by which of the following descriptions of an emotional theory?

Comparison of Four Theories of Emotion

James-Lange Theory of Emotions

Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

G. Marañon Posadillo

Debate on the Sequence of Cognition and Emotion

Constructivist Theory of Emotion

Zajonc's Theory of Emotion

LeDoux's Theory of Emotion

Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory of Emotion