In an experiment by Schachter and Singer, research participants were injected with a drug that, unknown to them, produced autonomic arousal. The study found that the emotion experienced by these participants __________.
A) was always anxiety, regardless of the situation in which arousal occurred
B) depended on the situation at the time of arousal and could be positive, negative, or absent
C) was nonexistent; participants reported no experience of emotion solely as a result of autonomic arousal
D) tended to be positive or euphoric in the absence of specific cues suggesting any other emotional state

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Schachter and Singer's study, known as the two-factor theory of emotion, found that the emotion experienced by participants depended on the situation at the time of arousal and could be positive, negative, or absent. The study showed that people label their emotional experience based on the cognitive appraisal of the situation and their physiological arousal. Therefore, the same physiological arousal can be interpreted as different emotions based on the situation in which it occurs.

In an Experiment by Schachter and Singer, Research Participants Were