Question

Which theorist(s) would agree with the idea that we automatically feel startled by a sound before we label it as a threat? cannon-bard james-lange lazarus ledoux?

Answer 1

Theorist Zajonc LeDoux would agree that we automatically feel startled by a sound before we label it as a threat. LeDoux's findings suggest that at least a portion of our emotional processing is unconscious, and that thought (cognition) and emotion are separate brain functions.