To Test Their Theory of Emotion, Schachter and Singer Injected

question 128

Multiple Choice

To test their theory of emotion, Schachter and Singer injected some participants with epinephrine and some with a placebo. If Shachter and Singer conducted a double-blind experiment, then:

• A)each participant would not know whether he or she had received epinephrine or a placebo, but the assistant administering the study would know whether a given participant had received epinephrine or a placebo.
• B)each participant would know whether he or she had received epinephrine or a placebo, but the assistant administering the study would not know whether a given participant had received epinephrine or a placebo.
• C)each participant would know whether he or she had received epinephrine or a placebo, and the assistant administering the study would also know whether a given participant had received epinephrine or a placebo.
• D)each participant would not know whether he or she had received epinephrine or a placebo, and the assistant administering the study would also not know whether a given participant had received epinephrine or a placebo.

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Definitions:

Epigenetic View

A perspective in biology and psychology that emphasizes the role of genes and their interaction with the environment in determining individual characteristics and behaviors.

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb from conception to birth, during which the fetus undergoes various stages of physical and physiological development.

Genes

The basic physical and functional units of heredity, made up of DNA, which determine specific characteristics by encoding proteins.

Genotype-environment Correlations

The concept that the interaction between an individual's genetic makeup and their environment can influence their traits.