In a study by Dutton and Aron (1974), they had a young woman introduce herself to participants either when they were on a high, swinging suspension bridge (high arousal) or when they were on a low, stable bridge (low arousal).
Participants later had to rate the attractiveness of the young woman. The results of this study were consistent with the Schacter-Singer theory. Given this information, which of the following statements is true?
a) Participants in the high arousal condition rated the young woman as significantly less attractive than did the individuals who were in the low arousal condition.
b) Participants in the high arousal condition rated the young woman as significantly more attractive than did the individuals who were in the low arousal condition.
c) Only the participants who had a fear of heights in the high arousal condition rated the woman as significantly more attractive.
d) Participants in the high arousal condition rated the young woman as more attractive than did the individuals in the low arousal condition, but the difference was not significant.
Question 2
The Cannon Bard theory suggested that cognitive aspects of affect could be experienced even when individuals could not sense any physiological changes. They based this conclusion on studies that involved
a) patients that were given anaesthetics were still able to sense feelings although their autonomic nervous system was numbed.
b) injecting adrenaline into participants, and this did not increase their emotional responses to stimuli.
c) rats that were enveloped in ice water (i.e. they were numb) still showed a normal fear response.
d) reports that humans with spinal chord transections experienced no change in their ability to sense feelings.
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