Seeing a snake, and then simultaneously running away from it and becoming frightened, is the sequence of events postulated by the ________ theory.
A) Yerkes-Dodson
B) Cannon-Bard
C) Plutchik
D) James-Lange

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The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotional and physical responses to stimuli happen simultaneously and independently. In other words, seeing a snake and feeling fear happen at the same time, rather than one causing the other.

Seeing a Snake, and Then Simultaneously Running Away from It