Shortly after finishing his fifteen-mile run,Georgio sees a handsome man waiting at the bus stop.Georgio feels attracted to this man and introduces himself.They agree to meet later for lunch.During lunch,however,Georgio decides that the man is not nearly as attractive or interesting as he originally thought.What was most likely occurring when Georgio first met the "handsome" stranger?

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Excitation transfer occurs when the physiological arousal caused by one stimulus is transferred and added to the arousal elicited by a new stimulus. In this scenario, the arousal from Georgio's fifteen-mile run likely intensified his initial attraction to the man at the bus stop.

Shortly After Finishing His Fifteen-Mile Run,Georgio Sees a Handsome Man