Which of the Following Is a Weakness of the James-Lange

question 171

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a weakness of the James-Lange theory of emotion?

• A) Cognitive appraisal is not a component.
• B) The theory does not address the subjective feeling of emotion.
• C) The theory ignores the role of physiological reactions.
• D) Awareness always precedes physiological reactions during emotions.

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Definitions:

Contact Comfort

The psychological and physical comfort derived from physical contact, especially significant in developmental psychology and attachment theories.

Verbal Interaction

The exchange of information or ideas through spoken words between individuals.

Cloth Mother

A reference to the surrogate mother experiment in psychology, where infant monkeys showed a preference for a cloth-covered surrogate mother over a wire mesh surrogate that provided food.

Wire Mother

An experiment in developmental psychology by Harry Harlow, exploring attachment by showing that infant monkeys preferred soft, cloth surrogates over wire ones, even if the latter provided food.