Theories of Emotion The theories of emotion that you have read about in your text are often difficult to distinguish . The goal of this exercise is to help you do just this-better tell these theories apart. Write the correct name of the theory in the box following each of the descriptions or examples. Name of Theory: Cannon-Bard James-Lange Schachter-Singer (often called the Two-factor theory) 1 Events in the environment trigger physiological arousal, which in turn, gives rise to the experience of emotion. 2 Events in the environment simultaneously trigger physiological arousal and cognitive appraisal, which in turn, give rise to the experience of emotion. 3 Events in the environment stimulate the brain (specifically the thalamus), which in turn produces physiological arousal and the experience of emotion simultaneously. 4 You see a rattlesnake. You immediately sense your physiological arousal and simultaneously begin interpreting that arousal. Combined, these factors give rise to your becoming afraid. 5 You see a rattlesnake. You immediately become afraid and simultaneously sense your physiological arousal. 6 You see a rattlesnake. You immediately sense your physiological arousal and then become afraid. 7 The only theory of emotion that holds that the cognitive interpretation of environmental events plays a key role in emotion. 8 The only theory of emotion that holds that physiological arousal and the experience of emotion are independent events. 9 The only theory of emotion that holds that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion.