While Hiking Through the Arizona Desert One Day, Three Friends

question 5

Multiple Choice

While hiking through the Arizona desert one day, three friends become lost, and they eventually run out of water. They are in danger of dying due to dehydration, and so tired that it is difficult to keep moving. However, one friend sees a fresh spring off in the distance; the friends' excitement and desire for water motivates them to keep walking, despite their exhaustion. They reach the spring safely, fill up their canisters with water, and eventually make it safely back to their cars. In this example, the effects of excitement and desire for water illustrate:

• A) an intrapersonal function of emotion.
• B) an interpersonal function of emotion.
• C) both intrapersonal and interpersonal functions of emotion.
• D) This example does not illustrate the functions of emotion.

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