You are walking through a store when you run into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?
A) You experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness.
B) You feel happiness followed by physiological changes.
C) You experience physiological changes and a feeling of happiness simultaneously.
D) You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by a feeling of happiness.
E) You feel the emotion immediately prior to the stimulus that evokes the emotion.

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According to the James-Lange theory, physiological changes such as increased heart rate, sweating, or trembling occur first, and then the brain perceives and interprets these changes as emotions such as happiness. Therefore, in this scenario, when the individual sees their friend, they would experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness.

You Are Walking Through a Store When You Run into a Friend