Which statement about emotions would have most likely been made by William James?
A) "When something happens, your body reacts, then you experience an emotion..
B) "If someone points a gun at you, you will experience fear, and then you will run..
C) "All emotions arise from the same set of bodily functions."
D) "It is only after you experience joy that your heart will begin to race."
E) "Emotions depends on that cognitive label we attach to an emotion-producing stimulus."

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William James is known for the James-Lange theory of emotion, which posits that an event causes physiological arousal first and then we interpret this arousal. Only after our interpretation of the arousal can we experience emotion. So, the statement "When something happens, your body reacts, then you experience an emotion" aligns with his theory.

Which Statement About Emotions Would Have Most Likely Been Made