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A person becomes extremely angry and files a police complaint when hit during an unexpected canteen argument, but experiences no anger when knocked down multiple times during a regulated boxing match. Which theory of emotion best explains how cognitive appraisal of the context determines the emotional response?

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1Opponent-Process Theory
2Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory✓
3Cannon-Bard Theory
4James-Lange Theory

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Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory

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