Why Do Researchers Think That Basic Emotions Are Inborn

question 32

Multiple Choice

Why do researchers think that basic emotions are inborn?

• A) Researchers have identified a specific gene that is present at birth that dictates emotional expression.
• B) Infants demonstrate emotions in the same way as their parents but different from unrelated individuals.
• C) Basic emotions emerge in all infants at about the same ages and are seen and interpreted similarly in all cultures.
• D) Boys demonstrate emotions differently than girls.

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Definitions:

Counterfactual Thinking

The mental process of imagining alternative scenarios and outcomes that could have happened, but didn't.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate how much other people share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember the first items in a series better than the middle or last items, indicating the impact of first impressions.

Statistical Regression

A statistical technique used to determine the relationships between one dependent variable and one or more independent variables.