Explain why Ekman concluded that anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are basic emotions
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Ekman showed pictures of emotional facial expressions of people from the United States to people in New Guinea and of people from New Guinea to people in the United States. People from both countries could identify the emotions expressed in the pictures. Since performance on the task was similar across cultures, Ekman concluded that the emotions were basic emotions that can be universally recognized.
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A. Using a chemical substance that will produce a large number of IPSPs. B. Using electrical stimulation that will produce a large number of IPSPs. C. Using electrical stimulation to produce a rapid sequence of EPSPs. D. Using a chemical substance that will produce both EPSPs and IPSPs.
Alexandra believes that the outcome of life is in the hands of God. This belief is part of the ______.
A. collectivist culture B. control culture C. individualistic culture D. constraint culture
Throughout childhood, moral development in girls and boys:
A. proceeds in the same way. B. proceeds in different ways. C. may proceed differently; this remains a debate. D. proceeds in different ways in Western cultures only. C. may proceed differently; this remains a debate.
Luther is developing a test of intelligence. He believes that in order to accurately generate an intelligence test score, he must assess a multitude of factors that will be added together to form the "product" called intellect. This belief indicates that Luther is a strong proponent of
A. confluence. B. creativity. C. convergent thinking. D. neuroplasticity.