You are walking through a store when you run into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?
a) You experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness.
b) You feel happiness followed by physiological changes.
c) You experience physiological changes and a feeling of happiness simultaneously.
d) You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by a feeling of happiness.
ANS: A, James and Lange theorized that physiological changes cause the emotion (happiness).
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