According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, the:
A) conscious feeling of an emotion leads to the bodily responses associated with that emotion.
B) bodily responses associated with an emotion leads to the conscious feeling of that emotion.
C) cognitive assessment of an emotional situation leads to the conscious feeling of that emotion.
D) conscious feeling of an emotion leads to the cognitive assessment of that emotional situation.

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The James-Lange theory of emotion posits that the experience of an emotion is the result of the perception of bodily responses associated with that emotion. According to this theory, we feel sad because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble, etc. It suggests that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion.

According to the James-Lange Theory of Emotion, The