According to the ________, seeing a crocodile in the swamp would lead simultaneously to both the emotion of fear and the behaviour of running away at the same time. However, the ________ would suggest that people are afraid because they run away.

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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposes that emotional and physiological reactions to stimuli occur simultaneously, hence seeing a crocodile and feeling fear while running away would happen at the same time. The James-Lange theory, on the other hand, suggests that we interpret our physical reactions as emotions; therefore, we feel fear because we run away.

According to the ________, Seeing a Crocodile in the Swamp