When he saw the tornado cloud approach his home, Jason's level of arousal was extremely high. Cognitively appraising the situation and his arousal, Jason labeled his emotion as fear. This particular description of an emotional experience in which cognitive appraisal precedes an emotion MOST directly agrees with which theory of emotion?

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Schachter and Singer's two-factor theory proposes that physiological arousal and cognitive appraisal occur simultaneously and collectively lead to the experience of emotion. In this scenario, Jason appraised the situation and labeled his arousal as fear, which supports the two-factor theory.

When He Saw the Tornado Cloud Approach His Home, Jason's