When Ariana Winter Is Told That Her Dog Has Been

When Ariana Winter is told that her dog has been killed by a car, she feels deeply saddened. Her feelings are then overcome by a surge of anger at the car driver. However minutes later, she is able to laugh and talk about the good memories spent with her pet. What is one of the reasons that Winter's reaction can be categorized as an emotion?

A) It is cognitive in nature.
B) It is a negative feeling.
C) Its cause is general and ambiguous.
D) It is not action-oriented.
E) It lasted for a brief time period.