The Cannon-Bard theory of emotional experience suggests that feelings of emotion
A) precede emotional behaviour.
B) are by-products of physiological responses.
C) are experienced independently from physiological responses.
D) only occur when we verbally express ourselves to others.
E) are caused by our cognitions.

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The Cannon-Bard theory posits that we experience emotions and physiological responses simultaneously and independently, rather than one causing the other.

The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotional Experience Suggests That Feelings of Emotion