The theory of emotion that proposes the conscious experience of emotion results from one's perception of autonomic arousal is the
A) commonsense theory.
B) Cannon-Bard theory.
C) James-Lange theory.
D) facial-feedback theory.

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The James-Lange theory proposes that our emotional experience is a result of our perception of physiological change or autonomic arousal in the body. In other words, we feel emotions because of changes in our body that we perceive as emotional. The other theories (common sense, Cannon-Bard, and facial-feedback) do not propose this specific relationship between physiological arousal and emotional experience.

The Theory of Emotion That Proposes the Conscious Experience of Emotion