What Is a Central Defining Characteristic of the Basic Emotions

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is a central defining characteristic of the basic emotions?

• A) ​They are demonstrated as early as two or three days after birth.
• B) ​They trigger activity in the same facial muscles, though in slightly different ways.
• C) ​They activate a common part of the brain that is responsible for all emotions.
• D) ​They are experienced by human beings worldwide.

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Definitions:

Linguistic Label

A word or phrase used to identify or classify a particular concept, object, or phenomenon within language.

Glucose Metabolism

The process by which cells break down glucose to produce energy, involving glycogenesis, glycolysis, and the citric acid cycle.

Backward Speech

The phenomenon of speech sounds being reversed; often used in studies of language processing and perception.

Independent Variable

The variable that the experimenter manipulates as a basis for making predictions about the dependent variable.