Which Emotional Experience Is Thought to Have an Evolutionary Basis

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which emotional experience is thought to have an evolutionary basis to help people avoid potential poisons or disease-causing bacteria?

• A) happiness
• B) fear
• C) surprise
• D) disgust

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Definitions:

Atomic Weapons

Weapons that derive their destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.

Positron

A positron is a subatomic particle with the same mass as an electron but a positive electric charge.

Beta Particle

A high-energy, high-speed electron or positron emitted by certain types of radioactive nuclei during radioactive decay.

Isotope

Variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number, and consequently in mass, but share the same chemical properties.