William james and carl lange biography

Hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions

The James–Lange theory (1964) is a hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions and is one of the earliest theories of emotion within modern psychology.

It was developed by philosopher John Dewey and named for two 19th-century scholars, William James and Carl Lange (see modern criticism for more on the theory's origin).^[1][2] The basic premise of the theory is that physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion.^[3] Previously people considered emotions as reactions to some significant events or their features, i.e.

events come first, and then there is an emotional response.

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James-Lange theory proposed that the state of the body can induce emotions or emotional dispositions. In other words, this theory suggests that when we feel teary, it generates a disposition for sad emotions; when our heartbeat is out of normality, it makes us feel anxiety.

Instead of feeling an