If you were to place your best friend in the middle of a dark room and then turn on the lights, his or her reaction might depend on what they saw. If they saw a knife-wielding killer coming at them,
they might label this as threatening and experience fear. If they saw 20 best friend throwing confetti and yelling "Happy Birthday," they might label this as happy and then experience joy. The need to assess our surroundings before knowing what kind of emotion to feel is the basis of the __________ theory of emotions.
a. James-Lange
b. Cannon-Bard
c. Schachter and Singer two-factor
d. Lazarian emotional wheel
Answer: C
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