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I'm going to provide an overview of some of the prominent theories of emotion and still let you decide what you think is the most accurate in your opinion.
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So we've got one option, the james -lange theory.
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This theory of emotion says that emotions are caused by psychological changes in the body.
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According to this theory, emotions are the result of our body's reaction to a stimulus.
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For example, if we encounter a dangerous situation, our body will first have a physical reaction like an increased heart rate, sweating, or shaking.
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Our brain then recognizes these psychological changes and labels the emotion as fear.
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The cannon -bard theory argues that emotions and psychological changes occur simultaneously rather than one causing the according to this theory, a stimulus triggers both a physical response and an emotional response at the same time...