What were the results of Schacter & Singer's (1962) experiment?
A) Epinephrine/adrenaline by itself leads to emotional experience.
B) Epinephrine/adrenaline increases emotional experience but only in the presence of an emotion-eliciting context.
C) Epinephrine/adrenaline decreases emotional experience but only in the presence of an emotion-eliciting context.
D) Epinephrine/adrenaline has no effect on emotional experience.

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In Schacter & Singer's (1962) experiment, participants who were injected with epinephrine/adrenaline had a stronger emotional experience when they were put in a situation that was emotionally arousing, such as being in the presence of an angry person, compared to participants who were injected with a placebo or who were not put in an emotion-eliciting context. This supports the theory that the physiological arousal caused by epinephrine/adrenaline must be interpreted within the context of the situation in order to lead to emotional experience. Therefore, the correct answer is B, which states that epinephrine/adrenaline increases emotional experience but only in the presence of an emotion-eliciting context.

What Were the Results of Schacter & Singer's (1962) Experiment