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The James-Lange Theory of Emotion
Emotions
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One of the oldest theories of emotion was proposed almost simultaneously by William James and by a Danish psychologist, Carl Lange. The James/Lange theory is quite counterintuitive. It states that when a person perceives an emotion producing stimulus, the body reacts with characteristic skeletal and visceral responses. It is these responses that are labeled emotion. …