Which statement best reflects the James-Lange theory of emotion?
a) Our hearts race, we see a monster, we feel fear.
b) We see a monster, we feel fear, our hearts race.
c) We see a monster, our hearts race, we feel fear.
d) We feel fear, our hearts race, we see the monster.
ANS: C, James and Lange had the idea that the physiological change (the heart racing) causes the emotion (fear).
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In which of the three conditions of experiment 1 were the children asked to point to
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