Bob has a spinal cord injury and very little physical sensation or movement below his shoulders, yet he experiences emotions just as intensely as before the accident that caused his injury. this finding poses a problem primarily for the:

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Desiree Baxter

7 July, 17:16

Bob has a spinal cord injury and very little physical sensation or movement below his shoulders, yet he experiences emotions just as intensely as before the accident that caused his injury. this finding poses a problem primarily for the:

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Sheldon Le · Answer 1

This finding poses a problem primarily for the James-Lange theory of emotion.

According to James and Lange, what happens first is the physiological reaction (something within your body happens first), and then it is followed by an emotional reaction. As you can see in the case above, this is not true here, because Bob doesn't feel much physical sensation due to his injury, however, he can feel the same emotions nevertheless.