The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion Says That We Experience

question 142

Multiple Choice

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion says that we experience

• A) physical responses prior to subjective feelings of emotion.
• B) subjective feelings prior to physical responses to emotion.
• C) simultaneous physical and subjective responses.
• D) subjective feelings of emotion without the occurrence of physical responses.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

The temporary electrical charge within a cell.

Neuron

A nerve cell.

Clostridium Tetani

A bacterium that causes tetanus, characterized by muscle stiffness and spasms, through the production of a neurotoxin.

Tetanus

A bacterial infection characterized by muscle spasms, commonly caused by a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.