The view that emotions are our perceptions of autonomic changes and body movements is known as the

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The view that emotions are our perceptions of autonomic changes and body movements is known as the James-Lange theory. The James-Lange theory posits that we experience emotions because we perceive specific bodily changes that accompany such emotions. According to this theory, the bodily changes come first, and our emotions depend on how we interpret those changes. The other answer choices are different theories of emotion: opponent-process theory, Schachter and Singer theory, and Cannon-Bard theory.

The View That Emotions Are Our Perceptions of Autonomic Changes