Margarita is a brilliant student. The men that she has dated have had trouble dealing with her academic success. Margarita just won a full scholarship for her last two years of university. She is going to tell her boyfriend at dinner, and she feels nauseous every time she thinks about it. Margarita's reaction can easily be explained by:
A) somatic marker theory
B) affect-as-information theory
C) the dominance of emotions over cognition
D) conflict between her desires to take the scholarship and to please her boyfriend

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Somatic marker theory suggests that physical sensations can serve as cues for decision-making, and Margarita's nausea may be a somatic marker for the anxiety she feels about telling her boyfriend about her scholarship.

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