As you and your mother are riding the double Ferris wheel, you interpret your adrenaline rush as "thrilling and delightful" and your mother interprets her adrenaline rush as "terrifying fear" with this difference best explained by the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion.

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The Cannon-Bard theory suggests that emotions and physiological responses occur simultaneously and independently, not that they are interpreted differently. The difference in interpretation is better explained by the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory, which involves cognitive appraisal.

As You and Your Mother Are Riding the Double Ferris