wikipedia | The James–Lange theory refers to a hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions
and is one of the earliest theories of emotion within modern
psychology. It was developed independently by two 19th-century scholars,
William James and Carl Lange. The basic premise of the theory is that physiological arousal instigates the experience of a specific emotion.[1]
Instead of feeling an emotion and subsequent physiological (bodily)
response, the theory proposes that the physiological change is primary,
and emotion is then experienced when the brain reacts to the information
received via the body's nervous system.
The theory has been criticised and modified over the course of time,
as one of several competing theories. In 2002 a research paper on the autonomous nervous system stated that the theory has been "hard to disprove".[2]
