A young man is surfing the Internet for sexually explicit images.As he scans the images,he begins to get an erection.He comes across a website that shows adults dressed like cartoon characters engaged in oral sex.He thinks to himself "arg,that's weird and perverted." He instantly loses his sexual arousal.This scenario demonstrates which theory?

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This scenario demonstrates cognitive theory, which suggests that our thoughts and reactions influence our sexual arousal. The young man's thoughts about the images he saw affected his level of sexual arousal.

A Young Man Is Surfing the Internet for Sexually Explicit