Question

Which of these scenarios describes a scenario from the perspective of the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion ?

• A. A man, who is allergic to bees, encounters a bee. Simultaneously, the man’s heart beat increases, he starts sweating, and he labels the emotion he is experiencing as fear.
• B. A man, who is allergic to bees, encounters a bee. He interprets that his allergy to bees makes this encounter threatening. Simultaneously, the man’s heart beat increases, he starts sweating, and he labels the emotion he is experiencing as fear.
• C. A man, who is allergic to bees, encounters a bee. Simultaneously, the man interprets that his allergy to bees makes this encounter threatening, his heart beat increases, and he starts sweating. He labels the emotion he is experiencing as fear.
• D. A man, who is allergic to bees, encounters a bee. The man’s heart beat increases, he starts sweating, and he interprets these physiological changes as the emotion fear.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. A man, who is allergic to bees, encounters a bee. Simultaneously, the man’s heart beat increases, he starts sweating, and he labels the emotion he is experiencing as fear.

• Cannon-Bard theory describes an event (encounter with bee) which elicits simultaneous physiological response (fight or flight) and perception of an emotion (fear).