Lee was momentarily terrified as a passing automobile nearly sideswiped his car. When one of his passengers joked that he almost had a two-color car,Lee laughed uncontrollably. Lee's emotional volatility best illustrates

A) dual processing.
B) autonomic activity.
C) adaptation-level theory.
D) the spillover effect.

Spillover Effect

A phenomenon where an individual's emotions or behaviors from one area of their life carry over into another, often influencing personal interactions or work performance.

Emotional Volatility

Emotional volatility describes a state of rapid, often unpredictable changes in mood, ranging from extreme highs to profound lows, impacting one's behavior and well-being.

Autonomic Activity

The functions carried out by the autonomic nervous system, including involuntary processes like heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal.