The underlying characteristics of engagement reappraisal result
in a different set of costs and benefits. Specifically, the elaborated
semantic processing that occurs prior to late modulation should be
emotionally costly as it can less successfully block high-intensity
emotional information. Cognitively, reappraisal engages relatively
complex processes, because the generation of alternative construals
is dependent on and in conflict with the original emotional
information. Nevertheless, the major benefit of engaging with
emotional information is that motivationally it allows processing,
evaluating, and remembering emotional information, which are
crucial for long-term goals and for adaptation.