Hi Rob, Aren't you referring to the study by Dutton and Aron, 1974? The arousal created by walking over a dangerous bridge versus a safe one was supposed to lead to an emotional misinterpretation of the arousal such that when men were met by an attractive female "researcher" after crossing the bridge demonstrated greater sexual arousal. The results were interpreted to support the cognitive appraisal or two-factor theory of emotion (Schacter, Lazarus). Could still be Halloween-related?
-Mike On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Rob Weisskirch wrote: > To the TIPS ghouls, > > I think that Halloween also may have to do with "arousal" of being scared > or confused by the costumes of others. There is a study of mate selection > (which I can't remember the author--but always refer to as the Love-Bridge > study). Male confederates went and approached a woman and talked to her > on one of those rickety rope and wood bridges at an amusement park. The > women were then asked to rate the attractiveness of the male confederate. > They also did it reversing the genders. Then, they the same thing on > solid ground. The attractiveness of the confederates on the bridge was > higher, indicating that arousal may affect attractiveness. So, for > Halloween, it could be excitement of deception that makes our humdrum > adult lives exciting. > > For adults, dressing in costume may cause "cognitive dissonance" in seeing > your male boss dressed as a woman or something other than the usual > persona. > > My 2 cents. > > Rob Weisskirch > CSU Monterey Bay > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
