The James-Lange Theory of Emotions: A Critical Examination and an Alternative Theory  

Oleh:

Helson, Harry

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The American Journal of Psychology vol. 100 no. 3-4 (1987), page 567.
Topik: Emotions; Psychology
Fulltext: 1422695.pdf (2.18MB)

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Walter Cannon's article on the James-Lange theory of emotions was an attack on the fundamental notions of emotion held by most psychologists since its postulation by William James in 1884 and by C. G. Lange in 1885. In this classic study, Cannon analyzes the assumption and premises of the James-Lange theory and offers perhaps the best criticism of that position. Cannon then goes on to postulate his own theory of emotion. Cannon held that the viscera and the innervation of muscles were not the sources for the qualities of emotion. He held that emotions are derived from subcortical centers. Cannon's theory, which developed from these beginnings, came to replace the James-Lange theory in most textbooks.

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