According to the contemporary view of emotion proposed by John Cacioppo and his colleagues,
A) all emotional states are correlated with a precise set of physical symptoms.
B) some emotional states require more cognitive processing than others.
C) the physical states associated with emotions rarely overlap.
D) we do not need to evaluate physical reactions in order to assess our emotional state.

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According to Cacioppo and colleagues, different emotional states require different levels of cognitive processing. So, option B is the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because not all emotional states are correlated with a precise set of physical symptoms. Option C is incorrect because physical states associated with emotions can overlap. Option D is incorrect because physical reactions can be helpful in identifying and assessing our emotional state.

According to the Contemporary View of Emotion Proposed by John