You are walking through a store when you run into a friend you have not seen in a long time and whom you miss very much. According to the James-Lange theory, what might happen?
A) You experience physiological changes followed by a feeling of happiness.
B) You feel happiness followed by physiological changes.
C) You experience physiological changes and a feeling of happiness simultaneously. James and
Lange had the idea that the physiological changes cause the emotion (happiness).
D) You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by a feeling of happiness.

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According to the James-Lange theory, physiological changes precede emotions. In this situation, running into a long-lost friend might cause physiological changes such as an increase in heart rate, sweating, and adrenaline release, and then the emotional response of happiness would follow.

You Are Walking Through a Store When You Run into a Friend