🎓 CLEP Exam Prep

The theory of emotion that suggests that physiological arousal precedes and causes the experience of emotion is the:

A Cannon-Bard theory
B Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
C James-Lange theory
D Opponent-process theory

✓ Correct Answer: Option C

The James-Lange theory posits that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. For example, we feel afraid because we tremble.

Related CLEP Exam Prep Questions