Let's say that you are a heterosexual male and have just gotten off of a roller coaster ride and are, therefore, in a heightened state of arousal. An experimenter approaches you and asks you to rate the attractiveness of a number of photos of women. Your ratings are likely to be higher than another person who was approached before he got on the roller coaster. Which theory of emotion best explains this?

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Schachter's two-factor theory suggests that emotion is based on physiological arousal and cognitive labeling. The heightened arousal from the roller coaster could lead to higher attractiveness ratings due to misattribution of arousal.

Let's Say That You Are a Heterosexual Male and Have