Schacter and Singer believed that the physiological arousal associated with an emotion ______.

A. determines what the particular emotion is
B. is irrelevant to the cognitive assessment of the situation
C. contributes only to the emotion's intensity
D. is only important in strong negative emotions like fear and anger


Answer: C

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