According to the Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion

question 29

Multiple Choice

According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,

• A) the experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal.
• B) different patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions.
• C) emotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals simultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system.
• D) emotions develop because of their adaptive value.

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