Consider the following quote: "... we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble..." With which of the following theories is this MOST consistent?
A)The Cannon-Bard theory
B)The James-Lange theory
C)The Schachter-Singer theory
D)The excitation transfer theory

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This quote is most consistent with the James-Lange theory of emotion, which proposes that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events. According to this theory, we experience the emotion because we perceive the bodily responses associated with it (e.g., we feel sorry because we cry).

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