Based on Schachter's View of Emotion, We Can Predict That

question 7

Multiple Choice

Based on Schachter's view of emotion, we can predict that drugs or injuries that prevent strong autonomic arousal will

• A) increase happy emotions but decrease unhappy emotions.
• B) strengthen emotional experiences.
• C) have no effect on emotional experiences.
• D) weaken emotional experiences.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of learning behaviors by watching and imitating others.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in behavior analysis that involves the addition of a stimulus following a behavior that makes the behavior more likely to occur again in the future.

Autonomic Arousal

The activation of the autonomic nervous system, which can increase heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate, often as a response to stress or excitement.

Schachter and Singer

Psychologists who developed the two-factor theory of emotion, suggesting that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive label.