In a Study of the Fore, Ekman and Friesen (1971)

question 14

Multiple Choice

In a study of the Fore, Ekman and Friesen (1971) devised emotionally themed stories and asked participants to match each story to one of three facial expressions of emotion. The results from this study:

• A) provided evidence to suggest that there are 6 universal emotions.
• B) were critiqued because the Fore had seen U.S. television and films and might thereby have learned about American emotions.
• C) showed that adults but not children of the Fore were able to identify 6 universal emotions, suggesting that the ability to judge emotions from facial expressions occurs late in development.
• D) all of the above are true.

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