You find yourself in a small sailboat on a big lake as a storm approaches. According to the James-Lange theory, what is the correct order of events?

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According to the James-Lange theory, the physiological arousal comes before the experience of emotion. Therefore, option C is correct as it states that first your autonomic nervous system is aroused (physiological arousal), and then you feel frightened (experience of emotion). Option A and D are not correct since they suggest that emotions come before physiological arousal or that activity in the autonomic nervous system is suppressed, which is not consistent with the James-Lange theory. Option B is also not correct since it suggests that physiological arousal and emotional experience happen simultaneously, which is not what the theory suggests.

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