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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1Literature review of main theories associated with different psychological perspectivestowards emotional experience................................................................................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2Analysis of attempt of theories in understanding emotional experience................................2TASK 3............................................................................................................................................4Comparison of explanations of emotional experience...........................................................4TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6Assessment of importance of each psychological perspective according to their degree ofinfluence in changing human behaviour.................................................................................6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTIONPsychology refers to the science of human mind and behaviour which includes bothconscious as well as unconscious phenomena. It undertakes human thoughts and feelings intoconsideration and deals with brain processes to identify how a human mind works (Nordqvist.C,2018). The aim of report below is to cover the main theories associated with differentpsychological perspectives like behavioural, cognitive, biological and sociological towardsemotional experience. The objectives to achieve is to analyse the theories, compare the keyexplanations of emotional experience and assessment of importance of each psychologicalperspective according to the degree up to which they influence in changing human behaviour. TASK 1Literature review of main theories associated with different psychological perspectives towardsemotional experienceA perspective or approach in psychology refers to the view and beliefs about behaviourof human mind. It includes the ways in which these function and the key aspects that are worthyof studying and methods of research appropriate for these studies. For emotional experience,however the assumption of these perspectives is common, there are different theories withinthem. These perspectives are mentioned below:Behavioural Perspective: This approach undertakes the assumption that behaviour(response) of an individual as well as their emotions are controlled by external environmentalfactors (stimuli). There are two main theories and processes under this perspective which areClassical Conditioning by Ivan Pavlov and Operant Conditioning by B.F. Skinner. According toboth these individuals, human behaviour is triggered by their experiences from externalenvironmental stimuli and this perspective rejects the concept of people having a free will(Smith, 2015).Cognitive Perspective: This approach supports the ideology of emotions and expectationsbeing the triggers for human behaviour. It focuses on the memory and thinking processes andcovers the aspect of cognitive development which undertakes these process changes over long-term. Jean Piaget suggested a theory where Past experiences play a crucial role in emotions,problem solving and remembering things.1
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