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Imagine one is startled by their friends when they all suddenly shouted "surprise" at one's surprise birthday party. Describe how the James-Lange theory, Cannon-Bard theory, and two-factor theory would each account for one's experience of feeling surprised.


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Infantile Separation Distress

The emotional distress experienced by infants when separated from their primary caregivers, characterized by crying and other forms of protest.

Proximity

The physical or psychological closeness between people, objects, or ideas, which can influence relationships and interactions.

Familiarity

A psychological concept referring to the level of recognition and comfort an individual has with a particular subject, object, or person.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember and give more weight to information that we encounter first in a sequence.

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