The James-Lange theory proposed that the experience of emotion is created by bodily feedback. To test this hypothesis, Chwalisz, Diener, and Gallagher (1988) asked participants with spinal cord injuries to self-report various aspects of their emotional experience. Their results indicated _____, which _____.
A)the group with the spinal cord injuries did report an overall less intense experience of emotion; did not directly support the James-Lange theory
B)the group with the spinal cord injuries did not report an overall less intense experience of emotion; did not directly support the James-Lange theory
C)the group with the spinal cord injuries did report an overall less intense experience of emotion; directly supported the James-Lange theory
D)the group with the spinal cord injuries did report an overall more intense experience of emotion; directly supported the James-Lange theory
E)the group with the spinal cord injuries did report an overall more intense experience of emotion; did not directly support the James-Lange theory

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The study found that participants with spinal cord injuries did not report a less intense emotional experience, which challenges the James-Lange theory that bodily feedback is necessary for emotional experience.

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