Question: Appraisal

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Question: What is appraisal?

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Question: Magda Arnold

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Question: Review of emotion theories

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Question: Modal Model of Emotion

Answer: Situation—> Multisystem Response ( Experience, Expression, Physiology)

EX: Situation (there’s a badger—-> attention —-> appraisal (that badger could eat me)—-> Multisystem response ( I’m afraid!, show fear face, start to sweat)

Question: Emotion Generative Cycle

Answer: * Appraisal refers to the process of assigning value to events based on the individual’s concerns.

• Situation, Attention, Appraisal, Multi system Response all play together

• Question: Experiment: Early evidence from Lazarus group

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• Question: Lazarus’ (1984) theory

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• Question: Primary and Secondary Appraisals (Lazarus, 1991)

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• Question: * Primary Appraisal

• - Relevance to goals

• (emotion only occurs when answer is “yes, this is relevant”)

• - Congruence with goals

• (congruent: positive emotions)

• (incongruent: negative emotions)

• * Secondary appraisal

• - Type of ego involvement (Is the event related to me in some way [moral values, identity, ideals])?

• - Causal attribution (accountability: blame or credit)

• - How to respond (coping potential)

• - Future consequences

• - Outcome of this set of secondary appraisals determines the specific emotions one will experience…

• Answer: Emotion Generation According to Lazarus