If people who have just been aroused by watching rock videos are then insulted,their feelings of anger will be greater than those of people who have been similarly provoked but were not previously aroused.This best illustrates

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The spillover effect refers to the phenomenon where arousal from one stimulus spills over and enhances the intensity of the emotional responses to a subsequent stimulus. In this case, the arousal from watching rock videos spills over and intensifies the feelings of anger when insulted. This is supported by research on emotions and arousal, such as the study conducted by Zillmann and colleagues (1972) where participants who had watched a violent film were more aggressive in response to an insult compared to those who watched a non-violent film.

If People Who Have Just Been Aroused by Watching Rock