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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Definitions:

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion suggesting that physiological arousal precedes the experience of emotion.

Afraid

A feeling of fear or anxiety about a possible or likely situation or event.

Anxious

Feeling anxious or stressed, usually because of an upcoming event or something that has an unpredictable result.

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion that suggests emotions are the result of physiological reactions to events, where we feel emotion because of the interpretation of bodily reactions.