You are walking in the forest and see a bear. According to the Cannon-Bard theory, what happens next?
A) You experience physiological changes followed by fear.
B) You feel fear followed by physiological changes.
C) You experience physiological changes and a feeling of fear simultaneously.
D) You experience physiological changes and context appraisal followed by fear.
E) You experience fear only after your parasympathetic nervous system is activated by your hippocampus.

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The Cannon-Bard theory posits that we experience physiological reactions and emotions simultaneously in response to a stimulus, rather than one following the other.

You Are Walking in the Forest and See a Bear