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

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The Cannon-Bard theory proposes that emotional experiences and physiological responses occur simultaneously and independently in response to a stimulus, rather than one causing the other. Therefore, seeing the snake and experiencing fear and the urge to run away would occur simultaneously.

Seeing a Snake, and Then Simultaneously Running Away from It