In one experiment,college men were injected with epinephrine before spending time with either a joyful or an irritated person. The results of this experiment support the idea that

A) some emotions can be experienced apart from cognition.
B) there are subtle but distinct physiological differences among the emotions.
C) our experience of emotion depends on how we interpret the body's arousal.
D) happiness is largely a function of experience.

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Camilla Jones · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The experiment supports the idea that our experience of emotion depends on how we interpret the body's arousal, as the injection of epinephrine is known to cause physiological arousal similar to that experienced during strong emotional responses. The study showed that participants who believed their arousal was due to the injection reported feeling emotions consistent with the confederate's mood (either joyful or irritated), while those who were given an explanation for their arousal (i.e. the injection) did not experience the same emotional shifts.

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