Question

when gregs autonomic nervous system was aroused, he misinterpreted from his past experience the harmless symptoms as indicators of an impending heart attack. this misinterpretation caused him an unusually intense level of fear. his emotional response is best understood in terms of the ______ theory of emotion. james - lange two - factor cannon - bard relative deprivation

Explanation:

The two - factor theory of emotion posits that emotion is the result of physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation. In this case, Greg had physiological arousal (autonomic nervous system arousal) and then a cognitive interpretation (misinterpreting symptoms as a heart attack), which led to the emotion of fear. The James - Lange theory emphasizes that emotion is the result of physiological arousal alone (e.g., "I'm afraid because I'm trembling"). The Cannon - Bard theory states that physiological arousal and emotion occur simultaneously. The relative deprivation theory is about social comparisons and not related to emotional responses in this context.

Answer:

two - factor