Week six psychology discussion board

16 points 1 Reply, 1 Unread 1 Reply, 1 Unread Discussion Topic: Week 6: Discussion: Emotions Week 6: Discussion: Emotions Emotion is one of the most elusive constructs in psychology, and yet it is also one of the most inherently interesting. Emotions have been described as the threads that hold mental life together; our understanding of ourselves, our environment, and those around us are woven together in a quilt of life experiences that allows us to organize behavior in adaptive ways. Emotions are very personal and subject to so many subtle variations in expression and intensity. Theories of emotion have emphasized the relationship between physiological arousal states and cognitive perception of emotions, but the relationship between the two remains uncertain. The James-Lange theory argues that stimuli give rise to specific arousal patterns that we perceive as distinct emotions; the Cannon-Bard theory argues that stimuli give rise to distinct arousal and cognitive states simultaneously; and Schachters theory proposes that stimuli provoke nonspecific arousal that is cognitively labeled on the basis of situational cues. Discussion Prompt (1): Describe the results of Schacter and Singers experiment and explain what these findings suggest about how autonomic reactions, emotional experience and cognitive processing are related. Discussion Prompt (2): After watching the video under “Week 6 Multimedia: Consciousness — Crash Course Psychology #8”, explain what you believe to be consciousness. Do you believe that everything we think is simply an electrical and chemical reaction in the brain, or is there more. Explain how spirituality may play a role in consciousness .