The frequent finding that asthmatics often experience shortness of breath concurrently with tremendous anxiety is an example of how emotions and physiological symptoms often occur simultaneously.As such,it supports which of the following theories of emotion?
A)Plutchik's
B)James-Lange
C)Cannon-Bard
D)Schachter and Singer's

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The given scenario is an example of the Cannon-Bard theory, which postulates that physiological reactions and emotions occur simultaneously and independently of each other. In this case, the physiological symptom (shortness of breath) and emotional response (anxiety) occur together, suggesting that they are not a result of one causing the other.

The Frequent Finding That Asthmatics Often Experience Shortness of Breath