While driving his girlfriend to work,Nate narrowly avoided a collision with another vehicle.Moments later,he experienced an unusually warm glow of affection for his girlfriend.His romantic reaction is best explained in terms of
A) social exchange theory.
B) the two-factor theory of emotion.
C) equity theory.
D) the mere exposure effect.

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The two-factor theory of emotion suggests that emotional experiences involve both physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation or label for that arousal. In this case, Nate's experience of narrowly avoiding a collision likely caused physiological arousal, which was then interpreted as heightened affection for his girlfriend.

While Driving His Girlfriend to Work,Nate Narrowly Avoided a Collision