Question

According to the _____, if a stimulus causes a strong emotion (such as fear) an opposite emotion tends to occur when the stimulus ends (such as relief).

Answer 1

Answer:

This idea is according to the Opponent-Process Theory.

Explanation:

Opponent-Process Theory suggests the way an individual perceives colors is controlled by 3 opposing systems:

• Green vs. red
• Blue vs. yellow
• black vs. white

An individual can only detect one of the two colors from each system at a time, since once of the colors tends to conceal the other.

This theory can be applied to emotions as well, also looking at them as pairs of opposites such as:

• Sleepiness vs. arousal
• Fear vs. relief
• Pain vs. pleasure

In this case, once the stimulus which has caused fear ends, the opposite emotion will occur; relief.