Psychologists Who Believe in the Existence of a Few "Basic

question 179

Multiple Choice

Psychologists who believe in the existence of a few "basic emotions" cite as evidence in support of their position the fact that

• A) people throughout the world can recognize the same facial expressions as meaning happy, sad, frightened, and so forth.
• B) each emotion depends on a specific neurotransmitter, and no two are the same.
• C) people feel only one emotion at a time, and each emotion inhibits the ability to feel another.
• D) certain "emotion-blind" people feel only one emotion, and never feel any other.

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