English Explanatory Dictionary

James-Lange theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An early hypothesis as to the origin and nature of emotions, stating that physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion.

Word forms

James-Lange theory the James-Lange theory

Etymology

Developed independently by two 19th-century scholars, William James and Carl Lange.

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