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

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.