Misattribution of Arousal: Why Horror Movies Make the Best Dates
Channel: Psych2Go
Date: 2017-10-17

Science says that you should take your dates to horror movies. Being scared and watching scary movies can boost the chemical dopamine, and make you feel more attracted to your lover. Misattribution of arousal is a term in psychology which describes the process whereby people make a mistake in assuming what is causing them to feel aroused. For example, when actually experiencing physiological responses related to fear, people mislabel those responses as romantic arousal.

Content: Christina T. 
Voice over: Jim Monteforte
Animator: Grace Cárdenas Cano
Project Manager: Erin Bogo
Producer: Psych2Go 

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