The frequent finding that asthmatics often experience shortness of breath concurrently with tremendous anxiety is an example of how emotions and physiological symptoms often occur simultaneously. As such, it supports which of the following theories of emotion?
A) Cannon-Bard
B) James-Lange
C) Schacter and Singer
D) Spiesman

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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposes that emotions and bodily responses occur simultaneously and independently of each other. This is exemplified by the asthmatics experiencing shortness of breath and anxiety simultaneously, without one causing the other.

The Frequent Finding That Asthmatics Often Experience Shortness of Breath