Brief, acute changes to experience and physiology that result from a response to a meaningful situation in the person's environment are called __________.

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Emotions are brief, acute changes in experience and physiology that occur in response to a meaningful situation in a person's environment. They are distinct from drives, which are physiological needs that motivate behavior, moods, which are longer-lasting affective states and not necessarily linked to a specific event, and appraisals, which are cognitive evaluations of a situation that precede emotional responses.

Brief, Acute Changes to Experience and Physiology That Result from a Response