Uri has just climbed a long flight of stairs very quickly to get to a meeting.Coming out of the stairwell,he passes a pretty woman whom he has never seen before.According to research on the misattribution of arousal,what is particularly likely to happen in this scenario?

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According to research on the misattribution of arousal, when individuals experience physiological arousal for one reason, but then encounter a separate stimulus at the same time, they may attribute their arousal to the separate stimulus. In this scenario, Uri has just climbed a long flight of stairs very quickly, which likely caused him to experience physiological arousal. As a result, when he passes the pretty woman, he may mistakenly attribute his physiological arousal to being attracted to her, even though the arousal was actually caused by the physical exertion of climbing the stairs.

Uri Has Just Climbed a Long Flight of Stairs Very