Lazarus divides the cognitive appraisal process into two parts, primary and secondary. Primary appraisals involve:
A) deciding whether an event is stressful or irrelevant to you
B) evaluating your response options
C) selecting a coping behaviour
D) deciding whether a coping behaviour was successful

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Primary appraisals involve evaluating whether an event is stressful (relevant) or not, and this evaluation is the first step in the cognitive appraisal process. The other options (B, C, D) refer to secondary appraisals, which occur after the initial evaluation of the stressor.

Lazarus Divides the Cognitive Appraisal Process into Two Parts, Primary