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James lange eval - emotions come after arousal
One strength of the theory is real-life examples.
A phobia of public situations can develop as a result of the anxiety of falling down in public
James lange eval - cannon-bard
One weakness js the challenge by cannon bard.
We experience some emotions at the same time as psychological arousal and not one after the other.
Therefore the cannon bard theory can explain emotional situations that the james-lange theory cannot
James lange eval - may be too simple
Another weakness is that the james lange theory is challenged by the two factor theory.
We need arousal plus social cues to correctly label the emotion we are feeling.
So the james lange theory does not explain hiw a person decides the emotion the are experiencing