Two drivers on a highway are cut off by a third driver.The first driver is startled but shrugs,thinking,"that other driver was careless,but I don't think he noticed me." The second driver is furious,thinking,"that other driver deliberately tried to run me off the road." This scenario MOST clearly illustrates how________.

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The scenario illustrates the different thought processes (cognition) of the two drivers after being cut off by another driver. The first driver has a more neutral and logical thought ("that other driver was careless,but I don't think he noticed me") while the second driver has a more emotional and negative thought ("that other driver deliberately tried to run me off the road"). This shows how cognition can influence affect (the emotional response) in different ways.

Two Drivers on a Highway Are Cut Off by a Third