One of Cannon's Major Objections to the James-Lange Theory of Emotion

question 94

Multiple Choice

One of Cannon's major objections to the James-Lange theory of emotion was that __________.

• A) different emotions produce the same bodily changes, so it is therefore difficult to tell how a person knows what he or she feels
• B) the sympathetic nervous system was not given a more prominent role
• C) emotions have different intensities
• D) emotions are subjective experiences; therefore, no theory can be adequate in explaining them

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