Researchers found that injecting people with stimulant drugs that simulate the physiological fight-or-flight response led to different emotional experiences when participants were exposed to an agitated experimenter or a humorous experimenter. This is consistent with which theory of emotion?

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The statement is consistent with the two-factor theory of emotion, which proposes that emotional experience arises from the interaction between physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal. The injections of stimulant drugs induced physiological arousal, which could then be interpreted differently based on context (interacting with an agitated vs. humorous experimenter).

Researchers Found That Injecting People with Stimulant Drugs That Simulate