After completing her morning run, Betsy found an attractive man sitting outside her residence hall. As her heart was beating rapidly, Betsy may have misattributed the arousal to the attractive man instead of the morning run; an example of

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Excitation transfer is a psychological phenomenon where arousal from one source is misattributed to another source, such as Betsy attributing her increased heart rate from running to the presence of the attractive man.

After Completing Her Morning Run, Betsy Found an Attractive Man