One of Cannon's major objections to the James-Lange theory of emotion was that:
A)physiological arousal alone does not lead to the perception of emotion.
B)the sympathetic nervous system was not given a more prominent role.
C)emotions have different intensities.
D)motions are subjective experiences; therefore,no theory can be adequate in explaining them.

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Cannon argued that physiological arousal alone cannot account for the experience of emotion because different emotions can be associated with the same physiological response, and the same emotion can be associated with different physiological responses. Therefore, other factors must influence the perception of emotion.

One of Cannon's Major Objections to the James-Lange Theory of Emotion