Schacter-Singer's famous emotion experiment showed that

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Schacter-Singer's experiment demonstrated that when the participants were given a shot of epinephrine, which increased their physiological arousal, they attributed their arousal to the emotion they perceived in the environment. The participants were more likely to label their arousal as greater when they were misled about the effects of the shot, indicating that cognitive factors such as understanding the situation play a role in interpreting and labeling emotions. Choice A is incorrect because physiological arousal preceded the emotional experience. Choice C is incorrect because the experiment did not manipulate emotional arousal, but rather manipulated physiological arousal and examined how it was labeled. Choice D is incorrect because emotions do not start in the cortex and are not sent to the internal organs, but rather involve complex interactions between the brain, body, and external stimuli.

Schacter-Singer's Famous Emotion Experiment Showed That