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
linked to: Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
Cannon–Bard theory of emotion contrastsWith Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
Cannon–Bard theory of emotion critiquedBy Schachter–Singer experiments
linked to: Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion alsoKnownAs two-factor theory of emotion
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Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion alsoKnownAs Schachter–Singer theory
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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