Why Might Negative Emotions Produce Moral Behavior,according to Both Contemporary

question 49

Multiple Choice

Why might negative emotions produce moral behavior,according to both contemporary and psychoanalytic explanations?

• A)Acting badly produces a rebound effect,in which people then want to act morally.
• B)The experience of both morality and contempt are closely linked in nearby brain structures.
• C)Children may act in moral,prosocial ways to avoid feelings of personal distress or guilt.
• D)Negative emotions spur the id to "challenge" the superego to enact moral behavior.

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