In a classic study of stress appraisals described in lecture, students watched a video of a
squirm-inducing primitive surgical procedure in which males have an incision made in
their penis. Which of the following descriptions best summarizes the main point of the
study?
A. The way we appraise events does not affect us.
B. The way we appraise events affects how stressed they make us.
C. The way we appraise events affects our physical response but not our emotional response.
D. The way we appraise events affects our emotional response but not our physical response.