Just noticed - the right hand image comes fromthis page which describes an experiment looking at Schachter's Theory.
'Some men were interviewed on an extremely unstable suspension bridge 230 feet above the Canyon (seen as a high arousal situation) and others on a solid wooden bridge over a small stream(low arousal) The men on the unstable suspension bridge had stories containing significantly more sexual imagery than those on the low bridge.
According to the Schachter theory, the reason for this is that the men were experiencing physiological arousal (probably because of the dangerous bridge) but they interpreted this as attraction towards the female interviewer (their cognitive appraisal of the situation. Dare we say, like many theories in psychology today, this is a controversial one. Despite that, it suggests some tricks you might employ to get someone attracted to you!'
('Some men were interviewed on an extremely unstable suspension bridge 230 feet above the Canyon (seen as a high arousal situation) and others on a solid wooden bridge over a small stream(low arousal) The men on the unstable suspension bridge had stories containing significantly more sexual imagery than those on the low bridge.
According to the Schachter theory, the reason for this is that the men were experiencing physiological arousal (probably because of the dangerous bridge) but they interpreted this as attraction towards the female interviewer (their cognitive appraisal of the situation. Dare we say, like many theories in psychology today, this is a controversial one. Despite that, it suggests some tricks you might employ to get someone attracted to you!'
chthonic,
Tue 19 Feb 2002, 5:40,
archived)