Nick is trying out for the school play.  He has to deliver a…

Nick is trying out for the school play.  He has to deliver a monologue for the audition.  He first asks himself what the consequences would be if he didn’t do well and decides that it would be no big deal.  He just wants the experience.  Then he asks himself if he has memorized the lines. The act of deciding what the consequences of failing might be would be considered which of the following according to cognitive appraisal theory?

Every day you feed your cat after you wash the dishes. You n…

Every day you feed your cat after you wash the dishes. You notice that your cat used to just get excited when she saw her food appear, but now she gets excited when she hears the kitchen sink fill up with water as you start washing dishes. In this story you know that