Which statement best illustrates the James-Lange theory of emotion?
a. Feeling happy causes you to laugh.
b. Laugh and you will be happy.
c. Happiness is the result of excessive release of endorphins.
d. Your frontal lobe causes you to feel happy; your motor cortex causes you to laugh.
e. Feeling happy induces the species-typical reaction we call laughter.
Answer: b. Laugh and you will be happy.
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