Your roommate returns home after being gone all day and rolls his eyes and says nothing in response to your friendly, "hello." You interpret this lack of response as being rather rude and your body responds with some of the minor physiological changes associated with anger. With your arousal increasing, you sarcastically say, "Nice to see you too, jerk!" under your breath as your roommate closes the door to his room. In this example, the rolling eyes and lack of response from your roommate would best be considered the:

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The rolling eyes and lack of response from the roommate are an eliciting stimulus because they trigger the physiological changes associated with anger in the individual.

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