Ginger has a wonderful job but decides to interview for a position at another company so that she can practice her interviewing skills.Ginger is not nervous during this interview because she does not believe her well-being is affected by the outcome.Her emotional experience is best explained by ____ theory.
A) Cannon's central
B) James's peripheral
C) Maslow's hierarchy
D) Lazarus's cognitive appraisal

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Lazarus's cognitive appraisal theory suggests that our emotional experience is determined by our interpretation of the situation or event, not just the event itself. Ginger's lack of nervousness is due to her appraisal of the interview as not threatening to her well-being, which aligns with this theory.

Ginger Has a Wonderful Job but Decides to Interview for a Position