The Idea That Specific Emotional Experiences Are Shaped by a Two-Step

question 47

Multiple Choice

The idea that specific emotional experiences are shaped by a two-step process-initial general arousal and general perception of harm versus benefit followed by the influence of higher-order cognitive processes-is called:

• A) action identification theory.
• B) the secondary appraisal process.
• C) cognitive appraisal theory.
• D) two-system cognition theory.

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