Due Dates:

• By Friday of Unit 6
• .

Points: 100

Overview:

You will delve into the fascinating topic of emotions and engage in a forum discussion with your
classmates. You will choose one of the three key theories of emotion (James-Lange, Cannon-Bard,
or Schachter-Singer) and explain why they believe it is the most accurate. You will discuss the
theory’s strengths and weaknesses, share a personal emotional experience that aligns with the
chosen theory, formulate a research question, and investigate three interesting findings related to
your question. Active participation in providing feedback to peers is also required.

By the Friday deadline, share your work with the class in the Unit 6 Assignment Forum. By the
Sunday deadline, review your classmates’ work and provide at least one reply.

Instructions:

• Choose a Theory: Select one of the three key theories of emotion discussed in the course
textbook (James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, or Schachter-Singer). Explain why you believe this
theory is the most accurate in explaining emotions.

• Strengths and Weaknesses: Discuss at least two strengths and two weaknesses of your
chosen theory. Highlight its advantages and address any limitations or criticisms it may face.

• Personal Experience: Share a specific emotional experience from your life that aligns with
your chosen theory. Describe the situation and the emotions you experienced and explain how
this experience supports the theory.

• Research Question: Formulate a question related to your chosen theory that you want to
explore further. Clearly state your research question, explain its importance, and describe what
you hope to discover.

• Investigate Findings: Research your question and share three interesting findings with your
classmates. Summarize each finding and provide insights into how they contribute to our
understanding of emotions.

PSY 102 – Fundamentals of Psychology II

Unit 6 Assignment Forum: Theories of Emotion

Respond to at least one classmate’s posts with the following:

• Discuss the theory and share any personal experience with your classmate’s chosen theory.
• Be sure to elaborate on your classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation, present a

relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration, and raise a question or politely offer an
alternative perspective.

Requirements:

• Post a PowerPoint in APA format with three scholarly sources. There is no length, just fully
respond to the prompts provided.

• Post the assignment and your response by the due dates listed above.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again
after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Theories of Emotion Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0 – 11 points 12 – 15 points 16 – 19 points 20 points
Theory
Accuracy

Component is
minimally or not
addressed.

Component is
somewhat
addressed.

Component is
fairly well
addressed.

Component is
thoroughly
addressed.

Strengths and
Weaknesses

Components are
minimally or not
addressed.

Components are
somewhat
addressed.

Components are
fairly well
addressed.

Components are
thoroughly
addressed.

Specific
Example

Component is
minimally or not
addressed.

Component is
somewhat
addressed.

Component is
fairly well
addressed.

Component is
thoroughly
addressed.

0 – 5 points 6 – 7 points 8 – 9 points 10 points
Generate a
Question

Component is
minimally or not
addressed.

Component is
somewhat
addressed.

Component is
fairly well
addressed.

Component is
thoroughly
addressed.

Interesting Facts Component is
minimally or not
addressed.

Component is
somewhat
addressed.

Component is
fairly well
addressed.

Component is
thoroughly
addressed.

CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

Peer Responses No response post
made to a
classmate’s post.

Peer response
provided, though
minimal and
lacking depth by
restating or
summarizing what
was already
expressed,
details, and new
ideas missing or
lacking.

Peer response
elaborates on
classmate’s ideas
with further
comment but
does not raise a
question or offer
an alternative
perspective.

Peer response
elaborates on
classmate’s ideas
with further
comment or
observation;
presents a
relevant new idea
or viewpoint for
consideration;
raises a question
or politely offers
an alternative
perspective.

0 points 3 points 0 points 5 points
Posting Due
Dates

The assignment
and response
were not posted
by the due dates
of the unit.

Either the
assignment or the
response was not
posted by the due
date of the unit.

n/a Both the
assignment and
response were
posted by the due
dates of the unit.

0 – 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points
Clear and
Professional
Writing

Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines are not
followed.

Significant
errors that do not
impede
professional
presentation.

Few errors that
do not impede
professional
presentation.

Writing and
format are clear,
professional, APA
compliant, and
error free.