Chicken Little is afraid the sky was falling,so he warns everyone about it.Henny Penny explains that Chicken Little's emotional experience (fear)is a result of him thinking that an event (the sky falling)will negatively affect his well-being.Henny Penny would most likely agree with ____ theory of emotion.
A) Cannon's central
B) James's peripheral
C) Schachter-Singer's
D) Lazarus's cognitive appraisal

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Lazarus's cognitive appraisal theory of emotion suggests that our emotional experience is influenced by how we appraise or evaluate a situation or event. Henny Penny's explanation that Chicken Little's fear is the result of his negative-thinking about the sky falling is consistent with Lazarus's theory.

Chicken Little Is Afraid the Sky Was Falling,so He Warns