The James-Lange theory of emotion states that
A) to experience emotion is to be aware of our physiological responses to an emotion-arousing event.
B) the expression of emotion reduces our level of physiological arousal.
C) an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers both physiological arousal and the subjective experience of emotion.
D) to experience emotion we must be physically aroused and able to cognitively label the emotion.

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The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that we perceive a stimulus which then triggers a physiological response. It is only after we become aware of this response that we experience an emotion. In other words, to feel an emotion, one must first experience bodily arousal caused by the event and then interpret this arousal based on contextual cues in order to label the emotion.

The James-Lange Theory of Emotion States That