Schachter's Work Proposes the Idea That Attributions for Arousal Are

Essay

Schachter's work proposes the idea that attributions for arousal are somewhat malleable, and that emotional reactions to threat have the potention to be reduced by reattributing the threat to a neutral or less threatening source. Was this misattribution predictions shown to be empirically supported? Provide reasons as to why or why not and describe what is necessary for misattribution effects to occur.