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)Cannon-Bard theory
B)James-Lange
C)Plutchik's
D)Schachter and Singer's

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The Cannon-Bard theory of emotion proposes that emotional experiences and physiological reactions occur simultaneously and independently of each other. In the given scenario, the occurrence of shortness of breath and anxiety simultaneously in asthmatics supports this theory, as the physiological symptoms and emotional experience are not necessarily reliant on each other.

The Frequent Finding That Asthmatics Often Experience Shortness of Breath