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Unit 7 – Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Topic 7.4
What is the relevance of cognitive appraisal in Lazarus' Transactional Model of Stress?
Cognitive appraisal is irrelevant to Lazarus' Transactional Model of Stress and is only useful in psychodynamic theories.
Cognitive appraisal refers to an individual’s interpretation of a situation as stressful, which determines their emotional response to it.
Cognitive appraisal represents a person's genetic predisposition towards experiencing certain emotions under stress.
Cognitive appraisal refers solely to an individual's ability for rational decision making during stressful situations.
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