Lashley (1938) stated that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body. Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?
a) two-factor theory
b) James-Lange
c) Cannon-Bard theory
d) dual pathway theory
ANS: C, Cannon and Bard believed the thalamus was crucially involved in the experience of emotion.
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