If Schachter and Singer's had run another study in which the same procedure was used but the confederate acted as if he or she was romantically attracted to the participant,what would Schachter and singer have predicted
A) The misinformed participants would have reported experiencing more love for the confederate
B) The informed participants would have reported experiencing more euphoria
C) The informed participants would have reported experiencing more love for the confederate
D) The misinformed participants would have reported experiencing more anger toward the confederate

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Schachter and Singer's theory of emotion suggests that people experience physiological arousal and then use cognitive processes to interpret that arousal. If the confederate acted as if they were romantically attracted to the participant, the misinformed participants would interpret their heightened physiological arousal as a result of feeling love towards the confederate, leading them to report experiencing more love. This is supported by the two-factor theory of emotion.

If Schachter and Singer's Had Run Another Study in Which