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emotion
You often mistake your physical state for attraction.
Heightened physiological arousal is frequently misattributed to the person you are with.
In a 1974 study, men crossing a high, fear-inducing bridge were more likely to call a female interviewer than those who crossed a low, stable bridge. The anxiety from the environment was interpreted as excitement for the stranger.
Your brain constantly searches for an explanation for your pulse.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Dutton & Aron (1974)
- What the check found
- While the provided reference material does not contain the study, it is a foundational, if heavily critiqued, social psychology experiment illustrating the misattribution of arousal.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.