Question

During a normal, calm conversation with your friend, you begin to notice that you feel very uncomfortable. You start to wonder what is going on and then you remember that, before talking to your friend, you were nervous because you have a test in an hour. This example illustrates the fact that emotions are:

Answer 1

Answer:

emotions are cognitive

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

• emotions are behavioral
• emotions are cognitive
• emotions are physiological
• none of these

This would be an example of the fact that emotions are cognitive. The fact that emotions are cognitive means that, regardless of their content, emotions arise from systems in the brain. This also means that the brain mechanisms that give rise to emotion are not markedly different from those that give rise to our conscious thoughts.