The finding that male participants appeared to be more sexually attracted to an attractive female experimenter when she contacted them on the scary Capilano Suspension Bridge was presented as research evidence consistent with the ________________ model theory of love.
A)triangular
B)social exchange
C)cognitive-arousal
D)social structure

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This finding supports the cognitive-arousal model theory of love, which suggests that physiological arousal can be interpreted as attraction if there is an appropriate love object present. The scary bridge increased physiological arousal, which was then misattributed as sexual attraction to the female experimenter.

The Finding That Male Participants Appeared to Be More Sexually