Recall that Dutton and Aron (1974) had an attractive female confederate approach men either on a high, narrow, swaying suspension bridge or on the other side of the bridge, where they were sitting. In thinking about processes of misattribution of arousal, which group of men was more likely to call the confederate later and ask her for a date?
A) Those who had rested for a while.
B) Those who were approached on the bridge.
C) Both groups were equally likely to call because the confederate was so attractive.
D) Neither group called the confederate because they misattributed the arousal to anxiety.

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Men who were approached on the high, narrow, swaying suspension bridge were more likely to call the confederate later and ask her for a date because they misattributed their physiological arousal from the bridge to their attraction to the woman.

Recall That Dutton and Aron (1974) Had an Attractive Female