Imagine that a researcher shows participants several film clips, each eliciting a different emotion. The researcher records several physiological variables throughout the study, such as change in heart rate, breathing, sweat on the skin, muscle tension, and blood pressure. Which of the theories below would predict that people show similar physiological patterns to all emotionally intense films?

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Core affect/psychological construction theory suggests that emotions are constructed from more general affective states and that physiological responses are not specific to particular emotions, leading to similar patterns across different emotional experiences.

Imagine That a Researcher Shows Participants Several Film Clips, Each