Art has just been for a long run at the beach. When he arrives home, he is still breathing hard and his heart is still racing; he is physiologically highly aroused. When a neighbor bumps into him in the hallway, Art gets angry and verbally attacks the neighbor. He demands, "Did you just push me? Do you have a problem?" It seems like Art may have misattributed his arousal (from his run to his neighbor). That is, Art's behavior illustrates ____.
A)the Yerkes-Dodson law
B)disinhibition
C)catharsis
D)excitation transfer

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Art's behavior is an example of excitation transfer, where the physiological arousal from one source (his run) is transferred to another stimulus (the encounter with his neighbor), amplifying his emotional response.

Art Has Just Been for a Long Run at the Beach