You just finished a cup of very strong coffee,which causes your body to have a general feeling of arousal.That afternoon you walk past a cemetery where several people are crying at a graveside.According to Schachter and Singer,which of the following would most likely occur?
A)Your emotion would be happy in spite of the scene at the graveside.
B)You would work very hard to control your emotion.
C)Your emotion would be sad since the context would affect your labelling.
D)Your emotional state would be impossible to predict.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Schachter and Singer's two-factor theory of emotion suggests that the physiological arousal caused by the strong coffee can lead to different emotional experiences depending on how the arousal is labelled within a particular context. In this situation, the sad scene at the cemetery would likely influence the labelling of the physiological arousal as sadness, leading to a sad emotional response. Therefore, choice C is the best answer.

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