<p>In this <a href="https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/13621/what-causes-emotions">SE question</a> about &quot;What causes emotions?&quot;, there are two answers, one which discusses the distinction between basic emotion theorists (Ekman) and constructionists (Russell, Watson), and the other which discusses a set of theories of emotions which seem to have no relation with the theories of the first answer (James-Lange-Theory, Cannon-Bard-Theory, Schachter-Singer-Theory).</p>
<p>How are related basic/constructionist theories of emotions and James-Lange-Theory/Cannon-Bard-Theory/... of emotions?</p>
<p>And also the conceptors of the James-Lange-Theory, Cannon-Bard-Theory, Schachter-Singer-Theory seem to be born a long time ago, so I wonder if the theories are outdated.</p>

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[This great paper](https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1754073909338877) on the history of emotion theories may be helpful - particularly [Figure 1](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835158/figure/F1/): Early theorists contributed ideas to multiple modern theories that are presumably more refined.
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@ArnonWeinberg Thank you very much for the paper, very helpful. And also for redirecting to Figure 1!
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How are related basic/constructionist theories of emotions and James-Lange-Theory/Cannon-Bard-Theory/... of emotions?
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# How are related basic/constructionist theories of emotions and James-Lange-Theory/Cannon-Bard-Theory/... of emotions?

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In this [SE question](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/13621/what-causes-emotions) about "What causes emotions?", there are two answers, one which discusses the distinction between basic emotion theorists (Ekman) and constructionists (Russell, Watson), and the other which discusses a set of theories of emotions which seem to have no relation with the theories of the first answer (James-Lange-Theory, Cannon-Bard-Theory, Schachter-Singer-Theory).

How are related basic/constructionist theories of emotions and James-Lange-Theory/Cannon-Bard-Theory/... of emotions?

And also the conceptors of the James-Lange-Theory, Cannon-Bard-Theory, Schachter-Singer-Theory seem to be born a long time ago, so I wonder if the theories are outdated.

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> **username_1**: [This great paper](https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1754073909338877) on the history of emotion theories may be helpful - particularly [Figure 1](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835158/figure/F1/): Early theorists contributed ideas to multiple modern theories that are presumably more refined.  
> **username_0**: @ArnonWeinberg Thank you very much for the paper, very helpful. And also for redirecting to Figure 1!  

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