On his first day of class,Professor Saccamano thinks he is nervous because his blood pressure is up and his hands are shaking.He continues to feel this way,however,before every class meeting of the semester,and eventually realizes that his arousal is due to the five flights of stairs he must climb up to the classroom.Which theory best explains his initial misattribution?

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The two-factor theory suggests that emotions are the result of both physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal. In this case, Professor Saccamano misattributed his arousal (caused by climbing five flights of stairs) as nervousness on the first day of class, but continued to feel the same way before every class meeting because of the same physiological arousal.

On His First Day of Class,Professor Saccamano Thinks He Is