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Most modern theories of emotion are a variant on the Schacter-Singer model, which suggests that emotions are a combination of awareness of physiological arousal and cognitive appraisal of contextual cues.
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- Authors
- Cantril, H., & Hunt, W. A.
- Venue
- The American Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Published
- 1932-04
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 300
- ISSN
- 0002-9556 (ISSN-L)
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- W2316694640
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- en
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- Locations
- The American Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Keywords
- epinephrine, emotional impact, injection, psychopharmacology
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