Regarding emotions, which of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The word emotion derives from the Latin word meaning "to express."
b. Your body is physically aroused during emotion with changes occurring in one's facial expressions, gestures, and posture.
c. We are often motivated to take action, by our emotions with many of the goals we seek making us feel happy and the activities we avoid making us feel sad.
d. Emotions are linked to many basic adaptive behaviors, which help us survive and adjust to changing conditions.


ANSWER: a

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