A person crossing the street who looks up and sees a truck bearing down acts first to get out of the way, then feels fright. James would say that the emotions of fear and panic are the result of jumping out of the way of the truck, not the cause of the action.
Which theory of emotion is this?
The Opponent Process TheoryThe Commonsense ApproachThe Cannon-Bard TheoryThe Theory of Cognitive AppraisalThe James-Lange Theory
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