Yusuf is meeting a blind date on a rickety suspension bridge above a large canyon with rapids below.How is he likely to rate her attractiveness compared to if he was meeting her in a park?
A) He is likely to find her more sexually attractive on the bridge.
B) He is likely to find her less sexually attractive on the bridge.
C) He is likely to rate her the same level of attractiveness in both settings.
D) He is likely to ignore her initially and focus on the bridge but then her attractiveness will grow on him gradually as he gets used to the bridge.

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This scenario is related to the misattribution of arousal, a psychological phenomenon where people mistake the source of their physiological arousal. The excitement and increased heart rate from the dangerous setting of the bridge can be misattributed to the attraction felt towards the date, making the person seem more attractive than in a neutral setting like a park.

Yusuf Is Meeting a Blind Date on a Rickety Suspension