Why Do Some Researchers Call Emotions a ""Conceptual Act

Why do some researchers call emotions a ""conceptual act""?

A) Because they believe that appraisals are conceptually tied to associated actions, but this does not necessarily reflect a causal sequence
B) They think emotion category knowledge plays an active role in constructing emotions from more primitive affective states
C) They think humans and our primate relatives have discrete emotion states because of our shared ability to conceptualize the actions of others
D) They think all human behavior is a sort of performance and emotions are just another ""acted out"" phenomenon