Which of the following statements are correct?

A. Emotionally arousing stimuli have also been seen to lead to amnesia

B. Some cognitive processing must occur before an individual can experience an emotional response to an event

C. Repression is a form of motivated forgetting

D. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Position Emission Topography (PET) are invasive scanning techniques of studying the brain functioning

E. Theories of emotions have not changed much over the years

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. AA, B, C only
2. BA, B, D only
3. CB, C, D, E only
4. DA, B, D, E only

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Correct answer: A. A, B, C only

Explanation

Emotional arousal can produce amnesia, some appraisal precedes emotion (Lazarus), and repression is motivated forgetting. fMRI is non-invasive and emotion theories have changed a lot.