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emotion
You interpret your own physiological arousal incorrectly every day.
A 1962 study (Schachter and Singer) proposed that physiological arousal is labeled as an emotion (specifically anger or euphoria in their experiments) based on social context.
The study tested anger and euphoria, not fear and joy, and has faced significant challenges regarding its reproducibility and experimental design.
You are often guessing at the source of your own feelings.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Schachter and Singer, 1962, Psychological Review
- What the check found
- The original study tested anger and euphoria, not joy and fear. Additionally, the robustness of the two-factor theory of emotion is debated due to inconsistent replication results.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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