Evidence That People Can Develop an Emotional Preference for Stimuli

question 13

Multiple Choice

Evidence that people can develop an emotional preference for stimuli to which they have been unknowingly exposed has convinced Robert Zajonc that

• A) our thoughts are not influenced by our emotional states.
• B) our normal feelings of love and anger are typically irrational.
• C) the two-factor theory of emotion is essentially correct.
• D) sometimes emotion precedes cognition.

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Puritan Attitude

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