One system of categorizing emotions focuses on their valence and activity. For example, excitement might be considered an active-positive emotion. Classify the following emotions according to valence and activity and justify your choices: relief, envy, terror, and joy.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers may vary but should be justifiable based on student reasoning. Relief is likely to be a passive-positive emotion; it is most likely the result of actions not taken by the person experiencing the emotion. Envy is might be a passive-negative emotion (although an argument could be made for active-negative), because it is usually the result of others’ actions or behaviors. Terror is probably an active-negative emotion because it encourages the person experiencing it to take action, such as fleeing or hiding. Joy is an active-positive emotion; imagine the phrases “jumping for joy” and “bursting with joy” and the action attendant on joy becomes apparent.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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To start her speech, Megan said, "The Center for Disease Control states that 35% of children under the age of 5 have not been properly vaccinated." What is Megan using to support her claim?

A. local opinion B. mapping C. a fact D. assimilation

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