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Which theory holds that we are afraid because we run or are angry because we strike?

Correct answer: B. james - Lange

  • A. attribution
  • B. james - Lange
  • C. Canon - Bard
  • D. Cognitive

Explanation

James-Lange theory proposes that an event first produces bodily changes, and awareness of those changes is experienced as emotion, so we feel afraid after running or angry after striking. Cannon-Bard theory instead holds that bodily arousal and emotion occur simultaneously.

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