Andile has just been on a long run at the beach with his dog.When he arrives home he is still breathing hard and his heart is still racing; he is physiologically highly aroused.When a neighbour bumps into him in the hallway, Andile completely freaks out and verbally attacks the neighbour.He demands: 'Did you just push me? Do you have a problem, man?' It looks like Andile may have misattributed his arousal (from his run to his neighbour).That is, Andile's behaviour illustrates ____.
A)the Yerkes-Dodson law
B)sham
C)catharsis
D)excitation transfer

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Andile's behaviour illustrates excitation transfer, which occurs when residual arousal from one situation is carried over to and enhances the intensity of another situation, leading to an overreaction. In this case, Andile's physiological arousal from his run may have been transferred to his interaction with his neighbour, causing him to overreact and verbally attack the neighbour.

Andile Has Just Been on a Long Run at the Beach