When Mr.Morgan misinterpreted his harmless symptoms of autonomic nervous system arousal as indicative of an impending heart attack,he suffered an unusually intense level of fear.His emotional suffering is best understood in terms of the
A) low road of emotional processing.
B) James-Lange theory.
C) arousal theory.
D) two-factor theory.

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Mr. Morgan's experience is best explained by the two-factor theory, which suggests that emotions are based on physiological arousal and the cognitive labeling of that arousal. In this case, Mr. Morgan misinterpreted his physiological symptoms (arousal) as a sign of a heart attack and thus experienced intense fear, illustrating the cognitive aspect of this theory.

When MrMorgan Misinterpreted His Harmless Symptoms of Autonomic Nervous System Arousal