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James-Lange Theory of Emotion
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The theory that emotional feelings result when an individual becomes aware of a physiological response to an emotion-provoking stimulus (for example, feeling fear because of trembling).
We have experiences, and as a result, our autonomic nervous system creates physiological events such as muscular tension, heart rate increases, perspiration, dryness of the mouth, etc. This theory proposes that emotions happen as a result of these, rather than being the cause of them.
The bodily sensation prepares us for action, as in the Fight or flight reaction. Emotions grab our attention and at least attenuate slower cognitive processing.
This is not a new theory and was proposed in 1884 and combined the ideas of William James and Danish physiologist
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