Thanks to Stephen Black and Marty Bourgeois for their notes about the
Schachter and Singer study. I located a useful review by Reisenzein (1983)
that is also helpful. It appears that misattribution is alive and well
(fairly strong effects), while the role of arousal in the emotional state is
not necessary. Labeling per se, does not produce an emotional state--as
some texts decree, but rather constitute part of the misattribution process.
Well, of course... Thanks, Gary Peterson
Reisenzein, R. (1983). The Schachter theory of emotion: Two decades
later. __Psychological Bulletin,__ 94(2), 239-264.
Gerald (Gary) L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI 48710
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1-517-790-4491
