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Chloe has just gotten on a roller coaster. As the car ascends the slope for the first big plunge, she feels fear and anticipation. She notices that her heart rate has increased, that her palms are sweating, and that she feels "butterflies" in her stomach. According to the James-Lange theory, Chloe's emotional response to the roller coaster is because ___________ .

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Answer: The stimulus of the roller coaster has caused a physiological change; she has interpreted this change as the emotions of fear and anticipation.

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According to the James-Lange theory, emotion is the variety of physiological response generated by external situations. When someone feels an emotion, bodily responses, such as Chloe´s increased heart rate, sweaty palms, and the butterflies in her stomach, are experiences that, once recognized allow people to understand that an emotion is being felt.

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