Psychology / Unit 9 Psych 1024 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Cannon-Bard Theory
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The idea
The Cannon-Bard theory holds that physiological arousal and the conscious experience of emotion occur simultaneously and independently.
In practice
On this account, the racing heart and the felt fear begin together, neither causing the other.
Where people slip
Simultaneity is hard to establish and hard to refute, which limits what the theory predicts.
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