A current controversy in the psychology of emotion concerns the extent to which emotions involve a cognitive element. Of which of the following statements might we be certain at present?

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Emotional experiences can involve cognitive processes such as appraisal and interpretation of a situation, which suggests that there is at least a possibility of a cognitive component in emotions. The certainty about the necessity, the exclusivity of physiological systems, or the sequence of emotional and cognitive components is still debated and not conclusively established.

A Current Controversy in the Psychology of Emotion Concerns the Extent