In an experiment to test the spillover effect,college men were injected with epinephrine prior to spending time with an experimenter's accomplice who acted either euphoric or irritated.Which individuals in this experiment were LEAST likely to experience the emotion demonstrated by the experimenter's accomplice?
A) those who were led to think the injection would produce no physiological arousal
B) those who were promised a large sum of money for participating in the experiment
C) those who were told that the injection would cause them to become physiologically aroused
D) those who were asked to run in place after receiving the injection

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Individuals informed that the injection would cause physiological arousal would be least likely to experience the spillover effect because they could attribute their arousal to the injection rather than to the emotion displayed by the experimenter's accomplice.

In an Experiment to Test the Spillover Effect,college Men Were