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From the Ted Talk by Jessica Garza: How to avoid catching prickly emotions from other people

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So to understand how this happens in real life, I think it's helpful to know what emotions actually are. And there's two puploar toreeihs about where emotions come from. The first theory is called cognitive appraisal, which basically says that the experience of an emotion is actually you eanilvtaug if your current situation alngis with your goals or expectations. So let's say you're on your way home to share some eiitxncg news with your significant other. You walk through the door, you find them sitting on the couch, but instead of a hello or "how was your day?" they leave the room without saying a word. Now, that's not how you etceepxd your evening to go, which could lead to the emotion of feeling annoyed. Does that make sense?

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So to understand how this happens in real life, I think it's helpful to know what emotions actually are. And there's two _______ ________ about where emotions come from. The first theory is called cognitive appraisal, which basically says that the experience of an emotion is actually you __________ if your current situation ______ with your goals or expectations. So let's say you're on your way home to share some ________ news with your significant other. You walk through the door, you find them sitting on the couch, but instead of a hello or "how was your day?" they leave the room without saying a word. Now, that's not how you ________ your evening to go, which could lead to the emotion of feeling annoyed. Does that make sense?

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  1. exciting
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  3. evaluating
  4. expected
  5. aligns
  6. theories

Original Text

So to understand how this happens in real life, I think it's helpful to know what emotions actually are. And there's two popular theories about where emotions come from. The first theory is called cognitive appraisal, which basically says that the experience of an emotion is actually you evaluating if your current situation aligns with your goals or expectations. So let's say you're on your way home to share some exciting news with your significant other. You walk through the door, you find them sitting on the couch, but instead of a hello or "how was your day?" they leave the room without saying a word. Now, that's not how you expected your evening to go, which could lead to the emotion of feeling annoyed. Does that make sense?

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