The Results of the Schachter and Singer Experiment in Which

question 39

Multiple Choice

The results of the Schachter and Singer experiment in which participants were injected with adrenaline prior to waiting with either a hostile or euphoric person support the idea that

• A)bodily arousal feeds one emotion or another depending on how we interpret the arousal.
• B)distinct physiological differences exist among the emotions.
• C)frustration is largely a function of our prior experience and of whom we compare ourselves with.
• D)every emotion triggers an opposing emotion.

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