Stephanie notices that when she is recalling details about what it feels like to be angry, her body tenses slightly and her heart rate increases. This bodily activity also seems to help her remember times she has felt angry. What theory best aligns with Stephanie's observations?

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The Embodied Simulation Model suggests that mental representations of emotions include the reactivation of sensory and motor processes that are involved in the original experience of the emotion. Stephanie's observation that her bodily sensations contribute to her recall of past experience with anger fits with the Embodied Simulation Model.

Stephanie Notices That When She Is Recalling Details About What