Marcy comes back from her six-mile run and is annoyed to find that her husband Takeshi left the milk out on the counter.According to the excitation-transfer theory of aggression,how is Marcy likely to react when she sees Takeshi?
A) She will react to Takeshi normally.
B) She will be sexually attracted to Takeshi because she is physiologically aroused.
C) She will feel as though she loves Takeshi even more than usual.
D) She will act aggressively toward Takeshi because she is physiologically aroused.

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According to the excitation-transfer theory of aggression, physiological arousal (in this case, from exercise) can be transferred to another stimulus (in this case, the annoyance of finding the milk left out), leading to increased aggression. Therefore, Marcy is likely to react aggressively towards Takeshi.

Marcy Comes Back from Her Six-Mile Run and Is Annoyed