Art Has Just Been for a Long Run at the Beach

Multiple Choice

Art has just been for a long run at the beach. When he arrives home, he is still breathing hard and his heart is still racing; he is physiologically highly aroused. When a neighbor bumps into him in the hallway, Art gets angry and verbally attacks the neighbor. He demands, "Did you just push me? Do you have a problem?" It seems like Art may have misattributed his arousal (from his run to his neighbor) . That is, Art's behavior illustrates ____.

A) the Yerkes-Dodson law
B) disinhibition
C) catharsis
D) excitation transfer