Emotions Vs Motivation
Cannon-bard Theory
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Emotions Vs Motivation
Gerry is on a trip to the Amazon River. Gerry sees a snake with venomous patterns.
Gerry stops and looks around. His heart starts to race but he can't walk away.
Cognitive Interpretation: This snakes looks venomous.
Gerry looks around, assessing his environment. Gerry doesn't have an antivenom. Gerry doesn't decide not to go that way.
Physiological arousal - Gerry becomes frightened at the sight of the snake. Heart racing, sweaty palms, short breaths. Cognitive Interpretation - He realized the patterns on the snake are venomous. Behavioral Expression - Gerry backs up and doesn't go that way.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is important because it focuses on the physiological needs, safety needs, love and belongingness, esteem needs, and self-actualization. It impacts my character because he went through all of these thoughts before he chose to go any closer to the snake. He had enough confidence to go the other way and enough wits to know he wouldn't survive if he got bit.
References Maslow, A. H. (1943). A Theory of Human Motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370-396. Verywell Mind. (n.d.). Theories of Emotion. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/theories-of-emotion-2795717 Theories of Emotion Explained (course video).
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