Question

Schachter's (1964) two-factor theory of emotion suggests that we first experience ________ and then subsequently seek to ________.

A. physiological arousal; label the emotion appropriately
B. compunction; reduce cognitive dissonance
C. cognitive dissonance; label the emotion appropriately
D. physiological arousal; reduce self-awareness

Answer 1

A. Schachter said that to experience an emotion something has to ‘arouse’ us, which makes up put a label of an emotion on it.