As Erica Watched the Televised Drawing of Lottery Numbers, She

question 98

Multiple Choice

As Erica watched the televised drawing of lottery numbers, she realised she had the winning combination. If her heart starts to race at the same instant that she feels euphoria over winning the lottery, Erica's response pattern would lend support to

• A) the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.
• B) the James-Lange theory of emotion.
• C) Izard's evolutionary theory of emotion.
• D) Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion.

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