Anais notices a strange object moving in the corner of her room and immediately experiences and upsurge in arousal. She then remembers that she left her toy robot with the battery running in the corner of the room and that must have been the object. She begins to experience the emotion of relief. According to Lazarus's theory of emotions, how should we classify Anais's memory of her toy robot?

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Anais's realization that the moving object was her toy robot is an example of a secondary appraisal in Lazarus's theory of emotions. Secondary appraisals involve evaluating the potential impact of a situation on one's well-being and are typically made after a primary appraisal of the situation has occurred. Anais's initial arousal upon noticing the moving object would be an example of a primary appraisal. Her subsequent feeling of relief would be considered a secondary emotion, which is an emotional response to a secondary appraisal.

Anais Notices a Strange Object Moving in the Corner of Her