When We See People Expressing Emotions Such as Anger, Fear

question 8

Multiple Choice

When we see people expressing emotions such as anger, fear, and joy we use information from all of these to interpret their feelings EXCEPT:

• A)their body
• B)their tone of voice
• C)the words they use
• D)the social context

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Definitions:

Social-learning Approach

The social-learning approach is a theory in psychology that suggests individuals learn behaviors through observing others, imitating them, and seeing the consequences of these behaviors.

Imitation

The action of using someone or something as a model and attempting to replicate their behavior, actions, or features.

Vicarious Punishment

Learning that occurs when the likelihood of a behavior decreases after observing the negative consequences applied to another individual's behavior.

Vicarious Reinforcement

Learning that occurs by observing the behavior of others and the consequences of that behavior, without experiencing the reinforcement directly.