Carl Lange and William James were a great scholar that developed a theory that is known as James- Lange theory. This theory explains physiological arousal and its relation to the emotion. According to this theory, a physiological change is the main thing and the emotion is the result of brain interaction. In the case of Pedro, first of all he shows physiological changes such as fear and some other things, so this theory is best to explain his condition.
Alone in the woods, Pedro hears a noise. He thinks he sees a bear coming toward him. His heart starts pounding and then, a moment later, he realizes how frightened he is. This sequence of events is BEST explained by the <u>Cannon-Bard t</u>heory of emotion.
According to Cannon-Bard theory, all the emotional expressions occur due to the stimulation of hypothalamic structures present in brain. This theory also states that feeling and physiological effects of an emotional stimuli occurs simultaneously.
Here, James thinks that a bear is coming, this is a stimulus. His heart starts pounding that is the physiological effect of the stimulus and the next moment he feels frightened which is a feeling.
So we conclude that in this case, the physiological effect and feeling of emotion occurred simultaneously. So these sequence of events is best explained by Cannon-Bard's theory.
