Which Theory of Emotion Proposes That Stimuli Cause Physiological Changes

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which theory of emotion proposes that stimuli cause physiological changes in our bodies and emotions result from those physiological changes?

• A) Cannon-Bard
• B) James-Lange
• C) Schachter-Singer
• D) cognitive appraisal

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default statement that there is no difference or effect, used as a starting point for statistical hypothesis testing.

Probability

The measure of the likelihood that an event will occur, quantified as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a sample of data, used to estimate characteristics of the population from which it is drawn.

Critical Value

A threshold value in statistical testing which the test statistic must exceed to reject the null hypothesis.