In one study, participants were injected with the hormone adrenaline. When asked how they felt, the subjects simply reported the physical changes produced by the drug, saying, "My heart is beating very fast." Some reported feeling as if they should be feeling an emotion, but they said they did not feel the emotion itself: "I feel as if I were afraid." These results conflict with the ____ theory of emotion.
A) James-Lange
B) Canon
C) two-factor
D) Ekman

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The James-Lange theory of emotion suggests that emotions arise from physiological arousal, meaning that experiencing physical changes leads to feeling an emotion. This study's results conflict with this theory because participants only reported physical changes, and not the corresponding emotions that are supposed to arise from these changes. Therefore, the best choice is A) James-Lange.

In One Study, Participants Were Injected with the Hormone Adrenaline