Mrs. James feels sad. She asks her husband William for his advice on how she can reduce her feelings of melancholy. If William James is the famous psychologist and co-developer of the James-Lange theory of emotion, he should probably suggest that his wife

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The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that emotions are the result of physiological reactions to events. Therefore, William James might suggest that by smiling and engaging in behaviors associated with happiness, Mrs. James could induce feelings of happiness in herself.  These bodily actions (smiling and giggling) would presumably then lead to bodily feedback that would in turn lead to emotions (the experience of happiness).

Mrs James Feels Sad