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When Nicole's car skidded out of control on the slippery highway, she experienced physiological arousal, reacted, and felt fear simultaneously. This illustrates the ____ theory of emotion.

a. Schacter's cognitive
b. drive reduction
c. the Yerkes-Dodson
d. Cannon Bard

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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion is illustrated in the scenario where Nicole experiences physiological arousal, reacts, and feels fear simultaneously. d. Cannon Bard

Step-by-step explanation:

The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion is illustrated in the scenario described. According to this theory, physiological arousal and emotional experience occur simultaneously, yet independently.

So, when Nicole's car skidded out of control on the slippery highway, she experienced physiological arousal (such as an increased heart rate) at the same time that she reacted and felt fear. These components of emotion occur in parallel and are not dependent on each other.

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