In one study, an attractive young woman approached young men either while the men were crossing a frightening bridge (group A) or shortly after they had safely crossed (group B) . A later measure of how much the men had been attracted to the woman indicated that __________.

A) consistent with attribution of arousal theory, men in group A seem to have been more attracted than men in group B
B) consistent with attribution of arousal theory, men in group B seem to have been more attracted than men in group A
C) contrary to attribution of arousal theory, men in group A seem to have been more attracted than men in group B
D) contrary to attribution of arousal theory, men in group B seem to have been more attracted than men in group A

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Abbriel Weaver · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  This finding is consistent with the misattribution of arousal theory, which suggests that people may misattribute their physiological arousal from one source (e.g., fear from crossing a frightening bridge) to another (e.g., attraction to a woman), leading to an increased attraction in group A.

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