What Is the Evidence to Support Charles Darwin's Claim That

question 56

Multiple Choice

What is the evidence to support Charles Darwin's claim that human emotional expression was shaped through evolution?

• A)The recognition of emotional facial expressions is uniquely tailored to promote survival in different climatic regions around the world.
• B)Infants' social smiles emerge at about the same age,regardless of whether an infant can see faces or is born blind.
• C)Individuals who are capable of showing the widest range of emotions typically have the greatest number of progeny.
• D)The same breadth of different emotions expressed by humans are also expressed by nearly all species,but to varying degrees.

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A compliance tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a small request to increase the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Beliefs

The conviction or acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.

Feelings

Subjective experiences of emotions, typically described through words such as happy, sad, angry, or afraid.

Personal Dispositions

Inherent personality traits and tendencies that influence behavior and perspectives.