Clyde takes an antihistamine, but he doesn't realize that the medication will also increase his overall level of autonomic arousal.Thirty minutes after he has taken the medication, he is introduced to Roxanne.If Clyde incorrectly attributes his increased arousal as attraction for Roxanne, it would lend support to:
A)the two-factor theory of emotion
B)the commonsense view of emotions
C)the James-Lange theory of emotion
D)the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion

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The two-factor theory of emotion, proposed by Schachter and Singer, suggests that emotions are determined by a combination of physiological arousal and cognitive labeling of the cause of that arousal. In this scenario, Clyde misattributes his physiological arousal (caused by the antihistamine) as attraction to Roxanne, which aligns with the two-factor theory's emphasis on the role of cognitive interpretation in emotion.

Clyde Takes an Antihistamine, but He Doesn't Realize That the Medication