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Under the Cannon-Bard theory, physiological arousal and emotional experience occur:

ASimultaneously and independently
BOne strictly after the other
COnly after a cognitive label
DOnly in stressful settings
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Simultaneously and independently
1. Cannon-Bard was developed in response to James-Lange. 2. James-Lange holds that emotions arise from physiological arousal. 3. Thus, the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion was developed. 4. According to this view, physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously. 5. They occur simultaneously yet independently. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 10 'Emotion and Motivation', sections 10.1-10.4_
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