While Traveling Around the World, Teun Shows Various People Pictures

question 5

Multiple Choice

While traveling around the world, Teun shows various people pictures of men and women from his hometown who are smiling and frowning, and he asks these people to infer what emotions the individuals in the pictures are experiencing. According to the research on perceptions of primary emotions, Sven should find that

• A) perceptions of the emotions vary widely as a function of the people's culture.
• B) perceptions of the emotions are relatively consistent across most cultures.
• C) little can be inferred about the emotions unless the behaviors of the individuals in the pictures are also described.
• D) little is inferred about the emotions unless the situational contexts of the individuals in the pictures are also described.

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