In an experiment, people rated how funny they thought cartoons were while holding a pen crosswise in their mouths. Those who held the pen in their teeth thought the cartoons were funnier than did people who held the pen in their lips. These results are best explained by the

a. Cannon-Bard theory.
b. facial feedback hypothesis.
c. James-Lange theory.
d. emotional appraisal theory.


B

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