When you take tests you feel anxious. According to a cognitive-affective perspective on emotion, the intensity of the anxiety is probably determined by ___________; and the fact that you feel anxious (versus euphoria, for example) is probably a result of ______________.
A)cognitive appraisal; physiological arousal
B)physiological arousal; cognitive appraisal
C)physiological arousal; physiological arousal
D)cognitive appraisal; cognitive appraisal

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The intensity of the anxiety is determined by physiological arousal, which includes physical responses such as increased heart rate or sweating. The specific emotion of anxiety, as opposed to another emotion like euphoria, is determined by cognitive appraisal, which involves how you interpret or think about the situation.

When You Take Tests You Feel Anxious