Lee was momentarily terrified as a passing automobile nearly sideswiped his car. When one of his passengers joked that he almost had a two-color car, Lee laughed uncontrollably. Lee's emotional volatility best illustrates

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The spillover effect refers to the tendency for an arousal response to one event to spill over and affect our response to the next event. In this case, Lee's fear from the near-accident spilled over and intensified his laughter in response to the passenger's joke.

Lee Was Momentarily Terrified as a Passing Automobile Nearly Sideswiped