We Use the Terms Positive and Negative When Referring to an Emotion's

question 33

Essay

We use the terms positive and negative when referring to an emotion's valence, but even negative emotions can be useful. According to some researchers, in fact, every emotion is useful to us in some way. Using what you know, explain why the emotions of sadness, anger, disgust, and jealousy can actually be good for us, even though we experience these emotions as negative.

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Definitions:

Student t

A probability distribution used in small-sample hypothesis testing and in constructing confidence intervals when the population standard deviation is unknown.

Number

An abstract concept representing a quantity or value used in counting, measuring, and calculations.

Degrees of Freedom

The amount of distinct values or measurements that can change during analysis without breaking any limitations.

Student t Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistics when estimating the mean of a normally distributed population in situations where the sample size is small and population standard deviation is unknown.