Two years ago,Maria,was in an automobile accident in which her spinal cord was severed,leaving her paralyzed from her neck down. Today,Maria finds that she experiences emotions less intensely than she did before her accident. This tends to support which theory of emotion?

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According to the James-Lange theory, emotions are caused by our awareness of our bodily reactions to stimuli. Since Maria's spinal cord was severed, she may have a limited ability to feel bodily sensations, which could in turn lead to decreased intensity of her emotional experiences.

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