Before coming to his final exam, Howie drank four cans of Surge (which contains a lot of caffeine). As the final was being passed out, Howie became aware that his hands were shaking and his heart was beating fast. According to __________ theory, whether Howie attributed his shaking hands and beating heart to ingesting a lot of caffeine or to being concerned about the final would affect his emotional experience.

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The Schachter-Singer theory, also known as the two-factor theory of emotion, suggests that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of that arousal. Howie's interpretation of his physiological symptoms would influence his emotional experience.

Before Coming to His Final Exam, Howie Drank Four Cans