Question

Brian, a mature student who wants to get back into shape, decides to ride a bike to campus everyday. A few days after getting into his new routine, he decides to cycle from his afternoon lab at UC-Santa Barbara all the way to the Santa Barbara beach. One his adrenaline is piqued by the exercise, he notices a passerby smiling at him benignly. He is most likely to react with feelings of

Answer 1

Love

Step-by-step explanation:

Under this circumstance, Brian might end up reacting to the smiling passerby with a feeling of love. This would be a consequence of a process known as excitation transfer. Excitation transfer occurs when the residual excitation from one stimulus amplifies the excitatory response to another stimulus. However, the hedonic valances of the stimuli might be different. In this case, the excitement that Brian feels from the ride might affect his reaction to the smile.