Astrid was emotionally aroused by a TV horror movie.She became extremely angry when her younger brother momentarily blocked her view of the screen.When her movie viewing was interrupted by a phone call from her boyfriend,however,she experienced unusually intense romantic feelings.Astrid's different emotional reactions to her brother and her boyfriend are best explained by

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The two-factor theory suggests that emotions are a result of both physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal. In this case, Astrid's emotional arousal from the horror movie likely led to her anger towards her brother, but when her arousal was interrupted by a phone call from her boyfriend, her cognitive interpretation of that arousal changed and led to intense romantic feelings instead.

Astrid Was Emotionally Aroused by a TV Horror Movie