When Mr.Morgan misinterpreted his harmless symptoms of autonomic nervous system arousal as indicating a heart attack,he suffered an unusually intense level of fear.His emotional suffering is best understood in terms of the

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The two-factor theory of emotion, proposed by Schachter and Singer, suggests that emotion is based on physiological arousal and a cognitive label. Mr. Morgan's misinterpretation of his symptoms as a heart attack is an example of how cognitive labeling can influence emotional experience.

When MrMorgan Misinterpreted His Harmless Symptoms of Autonomic Nervous System Arousal