According to the James-Lange theory, feelings of emotions are
A) dependent upon the genetic makeup of an individual.
B) the causes of physiological reactions to events.
C) produced by feedback from the behaviors and physiological responses caused by emotion-producing situations.
D) culturally determined responses to stimuli.
E) produced by activity within the thalamus in response to sensory cues.

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The James-Lange theory posits that emotions are the result of physiological reactions to events. According to this theory, we feel emotion because of the interpretation of bodily reactions that occur as a response to an external event. Thus, emotions are produced by feedback from behaviors and physiological responses caused by emotion-producing situations.

According to the James-Lange Theory, Feelings of Emotions Are