Marvin Suffered a Spinal Cord Injury That Has Left Him

question 48

Multiple Choice

Marvin suffered a spinal cord injury that has left him paralyzed from the neck down.According to the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion,how would Marvin's experience of emotion have changed since the accident?

• A) It would be like his experience of emotion before the accident and may even be more intense for some emotions.
• B) Marvin would only feel a few emotions, and those he does feel would be much less intense than before the accident.
• C) Marvin would feel basic emotions, but the experience of emotion would have decreased intensity.
• D) Marvin would not experience any emotions as the physiological connection would be severed.

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