An Informal Survey by Parrott (1995) Claimed That Emotion Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

An informal survey by Parrott (1995) claimed that emotion is associated with a disruption in thinking. The type of evidence and level of support provided by Parrot's survey is BEST considered:

• A) a fairly low-quality, nonscientific survey documenting a commonsense belief and, therefore, providing weak support.
• B) a commonsense belief, providing fairly weak support for the claim because it was based on the opinions of students.
• C) a statement of nonscientific authority, providing weak support.
• D) based on a literature review of nonscientific studies, providing weak support.

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