Shortly after finishing his fifteen-mile run, Giorgio sees a handsome man waiting at the bus stop. Giorgio feels attracted to this man and introduces himself. They agree to meet later for lunch. During lunch, however, Georgio decides that the man is not nearly as attractive or interesting as he originally thought. What was most likely occurring when Georgio first met the "handsome" stranger?

excitation transfer

Explanation:

Excitation transfer theory: In psychology, the term "excitation transfer theory" is described as a phenomenon which is based on the idea that an individual's "residual excitement" from a specific stimulus leads to amplify or increase the "excitatory response" developed by another stimulus apart from the fact that the given two different stimuli are being "cognitively interpreted" as some other distinct or different emotions.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the "excitation transfer".

answer; vicarious learning;