Question

Andrew went in his backyard at night, in the dark, to bring some firewood in the house. He heard the sharp crack of a twig breaking in the darkness and froze in fear, his heart thumping loudly in his chest. Andrew's reaction is consistent with the _____ theory of emotion.

A. Zajonc
B. Cannon-Bard
C. Schachter and Singer Two-Factor
D. James-Lange

Answer 1

Answer: B. Cannon-Bard

Explanation: According to this theory, an external event or stimulus causes a physiological change in the body but at the same time with an emotion, which is different from some other theories where emotions occur as a result of a physiological change due to an external event. As stated here, when Andrew heard the sharp crack of the twig he felt emotion, he froze with fear, and at the same time physiological change, a loud throbbing of the heart.