Caden was overjoyed when he learned that he was accepted into a top business school. His heart rate and blood pressure increased and he started to breathe more rapidly. According to the James-Lange theory of emotion:
A) Caden felt happy, which led to the physiological changes he experienced.
B) Caden determined that his physiological changes were due to being accepted, and he labeled the changes as "happiness."
C) Caden's physiological changes led him to consciously experience "happiness."
D) Caden took into account both his physiological changes and the fact that he was accepted in determining that the emotion he felt was "happiness."

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According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, physiological changes occur first and then lead to the conscious experience of emotion. In this case, Caden's increased heart rate, blood pressure, and rapid breathing would lead him to experience happiness.

Caden Was Overjoyed When He Learned That He Was Accepted