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A comparison of predictions from peripheral and central theories of emotion
Author(s) -
Linton John C.,
Hirt Michael
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1979.tb02488.x
Subject(s) - psychology , peripheral , psychoanalysis , cognitive psychology , medicine
Peripheral and central theories of emotion differ in the role they ascribe to cognitive and physiological variables in arousal. This study compared the responses of quadriplegics and normal controls to sexually arousing stimuli under various conditions of false heart‐rate feedback. The results support a centralist position and the relatively greater importance of cognitive factors in emotional responsiveness.