Astrid was emotionally aroused by a TV horror movie.She became extremely angry when her younger brother momentarily blocked her view of the screen.When her movie viewing was interrupted by a phone call from her boyfriend,however,she experienced unusually intense romantic feelings.Astrid's different emotional reactions to her brother and her boyfriend are best explained by the

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The two-factor theory states that emotions are composed of both physiological arousal and cognitive labeling. In Astrid's case, her emotional arousal from the horror movie may have contributed to her anger when her brother blocked her view, but her intense romantic feelings after her phone call with her boyfriend may have been due to a different cognitive label for the same physiological arousal. Therefore, the two-factor theory best explains her different emotional reactions.

Astrid Was Emotionally Aroused by a TV Horror Movie