Franco Participated in an Experience Sampling Study of Emotional Experience

question 26

Multiple Choice

Franco participated in an experience sampling study of emotional experience.The participants in the study ranged in age from 18 to 90.He wore a pager,and every time he was paged he checks off the emotions he was experiencing at that moment on a list.Franco and others in his age group reported that positive emotions lasted longer than for the other study participants,but they reported that negative emotional states ended more quickly.What age group is Franco most likely to be in?

• A)The youngest group 18 to 25).
• B)The middle-aged group 35 to 55).
• C)The oldest group 65 and up).
• D)There is no reliable age difference in emotional experience.

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