The __________ theory claims that emotions are innate reactions to stimuli in one’s surrounding environment.

The evolutionary theory of emotion explains emotions as innate responses that helped people and other animals react to important situations in their environment. The two-factor, James-Lange, and Cannon-Bard theories focus instead on how physiological arousal and conscious experience relate to emotion. Therefore, the correct choice is evolutionary.

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