Lashley (1938)stated that the thalamus would have to be pretty sophisticated to make sense of all the possible emotions and relay them to the proper areas of the cortex and body.Which theory of emotion was Lashley criticizing?
A)Plutchik's
B)James-Lange theory
C)Cannon-Bard theory
D)Schachter and Singer's

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Lashley was criticizing the Cannon-Bard theory, which proposes that emotions and bodily responses occur simultaneously as a result of thalamic activity.

Lashley (1938)stated That the Thalamus Would Have to Be Pretty