Edwina feels a knot in her stomach when she received a low grade on her interpersonal exam. She believes that she felt the knot because she had a lot of anxiety. Edwina seems to be engaging in:

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Edwina is attributing her physical sensation (a knot in her stomach) to a cognitive process (feeling a lot of anxiety), which aligns with the cognitive labeling view of emotions. This view suggests that emotions are a result of our interpretation of physical sensations in the context of what is happening around us.

Edwina Feels a Knot in Her Stomach When She Received