What Is One of the Three Major Criticisms of the James-Lange

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Multiple Choice

What is one of the three major criticisms of the James-Lange theory voiced by Walter Cannon?

• A) Cognitive interpretation of physiological arousal can change the experience of emotion, thus suggesting that thought processes are more important in emotions than is physiology.
• B) Physiological arousal varies more from emotion to emotion than the theory supposes.
• C) Emotional response appears to occur in an entirely separate part of the brain than physiological arousal.
• D) The artificial creation of physiological arousal does not necessarily lead to the experience of specific emotions, indicating that the arousal does not cause the emotion.

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