In a well-known study conducted by Schachter and Singer, participants were injected either with a stimulant or a placebo and were then exposed to a highly emotional stimulus. It was found that participants showed the strongest emotional reactions when ____.
A)they were injected with a stimulant (and knew it)
B)they were injected with a stimulant (but didn't know it)
C)they were injected with a placebo (and knew it)
D)they were injected with a placebo (but didn't know it)

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The Schachter and Singer study concluded that participants showed the strongest emotional reactions when they were injected with a stimulant but were not informed about it. This supported their theory that emotions are experienced through a combination of physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal, where the lack of awareness about the source of arousal led participants to attribute their feelings more strongly to the emotional stimulus presented.

In a Well-Known Study Conducted by Schachter and Singer, Participants