Question

Noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty while he was taking a difficult test, harley concluded that he was "anxious." noticing that his heart was pounding and that his palms were sweaty when an attractive person asked him to dance, harley concluded that he was "falling in love." the differing emotions experienced by harley can best be explained by the

Answer 1

Answer: Two-Factor Theory of Emotion.

According with this theory, our emotions are the product of physical arousal (biological process) and our thoughts( cognitive process). When exposed to a situation, we find a way to understand what we've just experienced. This is what Harley is experiencing. His physical reactions to the different experiences (test and dancing with a girl) have different cognitive labels (anxious and falling in love).