Schachter and Wheeler's study demonstrated that people who unknowingly received an injection of a stimulant tended to rate a movie as being funnier than participants who received either a placebo or a tranquilizer. This study provided clear evidence that:

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The study by Schachter and Wheeler showed that physiological arousal (from the stimulant) influenced participants' emotional experience (rating the movie as funnier), supporting the idea that arousal can affect cognitive appraisals of situations.

Schachter and Wheeler's Study Demonstrated That People Who Unknowingly Received