Figure 2.5 | Theories of Emotion | The commonsense theory argued that our feeling of fear causes our physiological arousal and behavioral responses. The James-Lange theory proposed just the opposite—our physiological arousal and behavioral responses cause us to feel afraid. According to the Cannon-Bard theory, the physiological and behavioral responses and the feeling of fear occur simultaneously. The Schachter-Singer two-factor theory asserted that cognitive appraisal of the physiological arousal and behavioral responses and the entire situation leads to the identification (labeling) of the emotion (fear), which leads to our feeling of fear.