A Controversial Issue Among Emotion Researchers Is Whether People Have

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Multiple Choice

A controversial issue among emotion researchers is whether people have a small number of "basic" emotions. One result cited as support for the idea of basic emotions is that

• A) people throughout the world recognize the same facial expressions of emotion.
• B) each kind of emotion is associated with a distinct area of the brain.
• C) all the emotions of humans are also recognizable in nearly all other mammals.
• D) certain genetic mutations cause people to lose one emotion without affecting others.

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Definitions:

Under-count

An instance when the actual number of individuals or items is higher than what is officially recorded or reported, often seen in population censuses or surveys.

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Living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.

Acculturation

The method through which people adopt the cultural characteristics or social behaviors of a different group.

Singles

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