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Schachter-Singer experiment

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The Schachter-Singer experiment is a study that investigated how emotions are influenced by both physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation. Participants were injected with adrenaline and then placed in different situations to see how they interpreted their arousal.

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