Regarding emotional appraisals, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Emotional appraisals have a major impact on our ability to cope with threats and stress that can affect our health.
B) Emotional appraisals can be experiential, and occur quickly, as with startling fear stimuli.
C) Emotional appraisals do not occur due to reflective processing.
D) By changing your attribution and/or your emotional appraisal, one can minimize your emotional wear-and-tear.

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Emotional appraisals can occur through both automatic and reflective processing. While experiential emotional appraisals happen quickly and automatically, reflective emotional appraisals occur through conscious thought and reflection. Therefore, statement C that emotional appraisals do not occur due to reflective processing is false.

Regarding Emotional Appraisals, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE