Reshawnda and Marilyn are taking a walk across campus. It is a beautiful sunny day and Reshawnda is smiling. Marilyn interprets Reshawnda's smile as meaning that she is enjoying Marilyn's company. Reshawnda's experience is explained by which theory of emotion?
A) Cannon-Bard
B) James-Lange
C) two-factor theory
D) cerebral symmetry theory

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Reshawnda's smile is interpreted as a physiological response (smiling) to the environmental stimulus of a beautiful sunny day, which is consistent with the James-Lange theory of emotion. According to this theory, individuals experience emotion based on their physiological response to the environmental stimulus.

Reshawnda and Marilyn Are Taking a Walk Across Campus