Art Has Just Been on a Long Run at the Beach

question 125

Multiple Choice

Art has just been on a long run at the beach with his dog. When he arrives home he is still breathing hard and his heart is still racing; he is physiologically highly aroused. When a neighbor bumps into him in the hallway, Art completely freaks out and verbally attacks the neighbor. He demands: "Did you just push me? Do you have a problem, man?" It looks like Art may have misattributed his arousal (from his run to his neighbor) . That is, Art's behavior illustrates ____.

• A) the Yerkes-Dodson law
• B) sham
• C) catharsis
• D) excitation transfer

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