Both Hans and Gretchen Have a Job Interview Next Week

question 117

Multiple Choice

Both Hans and Gretchen have a job interview next week.Hans is looking forward to the opportunity the job could provide and finds he is not stressed out about the interview,whereas Gretchen is extremely stressed and panicking about her interview because she desperately needs the job.What theory of emotion best explains the differences in feelings that Hans and Gretchen are experiencing?

• A)James-Lange theory
• B)Discrete emotions theory
• C)Two-factor theory
• D)Somatic marker theory

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