The Schachter-Singer Theory of Emotion Suggests That the Identification of Specific

question 86

Multiple Choice

 The Schachter-Singer theory of emotion suggests that the identification of specific emotions depends on

• A) general arousal, which leads us to appraise our circumstances.
• B) physical cues.
• C) feedback from facial expressions.
• D) simultaneous physical and subjective reactions.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, often used in behavioral psychology to describe how organisms learn to respond differently to various signals.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of learning in which a stimulus is paired with a previously conditioned stimulus, creating a new conditioned response.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention; in classical conditioning, it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus.