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According to the James-Lange theory, it is the______that tells the conscious brain it is experiencing emotion.

Correct answer: D. The physiological feedback from the body

  • A. Hypothalamus
  • B. Visual sensation of the emotional stimulus
  • C. Amygdala
  • D. The physiological feedback from the body

Explanation

In James-Lange theory, the brain becomes consciously aware of emotion through feedback from bodily changes such as heart rate, sweating, and muscle tension. This makes physiological feedback, rather than the hypothalamus or amygdala, the defining mechanism.

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