You and your mother are riding one of the fastest roller coasters in the country.Your interpretation of your adrenaline rush is delight, while your mother interprets her adrenaline rush as fear.Your different interpretations illustrate which theory of emotion?
A) the common sense theory
B) the James-Lange theory
C) Schachter's cognitive theory
D) the Cannon-Bard theory

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According to Schachter's cognitive theory, emotions are the result of a two-step process where we experience physiological arousal and then interpret it based on the context we are in. In this scenario, both the mother and child experience the same physiological arousal from the roller coaster, but their interpretations of the situation are different, leading to different emotional experiences. This illustrates the two-step process explained by Schachter's cognitive theory.

You and Your Mother Are Riding One of the Fastest