J.T.is taking a lie detector test as part of an ongoing investigation into a recent bank robbery.The investigators hope that the polygraph will reveal any dishonesty because different patterns of physiological activity are associated with different emotions,such as guilt.The investigators most likely ascribe to ____ theory of emotion.
A) Cannon's central
B) James's peripheral
C) Darwin's
D) the Schachter-Singer

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James's peripheral theory of emotion suggests that physiological responses occur first and are then interpreted as different emotions. In the context of a lie detector test, the idea is that lying would produce specific physiological responses (such as increased heart rate or sweating) that could then be interpreted as signs of guilt or dishonesty.

JTis Taking a Lie Detector Test as Part of an Ongoing