In an experiment, one group of men were asked by an attractive woman to complete a short questionnaire immediately after they had crossed a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River. This experiment was designed to study the factors that contribute to

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The experiment described focuses on the effect of a fear-arousing situation on attraction and romantic feelings, particularly passionate love. Crossing a swaying footbridge suspended 230 feet above the Capilano River is a fear-arousing situation that can stimulate a strong emotional response and cause the men to attribute their heightened physiological arousal to the woman who administered the questionnaire, leading to increased feelings of romantic attraction. The bystander effect refers to a situation in which individuals are less likely to offer help in a group setting, the mere exposure effect pertains to the idea that repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to increased liking for that stimulus, and the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is a compliance technique in which a small request is followed by a larger one to increase the likelihood of compliance.

In an Experiment, One Group of Men Were Asked by an Attractive