Recent Research Has Shown the James-Lange Theory to Be at Least

question 209

Multiple Choice

Recent research has shown the James-Lange theory to be at least partially correct about the unique physiological arousal states associated with emotions. This finding would not have been possible when the theory was developed because ____.

• A) the technology to measure minute changes in arousal did not exist
• B) it would not have been ethical to conduct the research considering the cultural views at the time
• C) psychology did not study the physiological basis for behavior until the 1960s
• D) our understanding of emotions at that time was so primitive that the research could not have been conceived

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