It was Charles Darwin who argued that emotions function to allow us to:
A. choose mates who are similar to us in emotional disposition
B. adapt and solve problems that are important for our survival
C. communicate our feelings or moods
D. indicate how others are, to respond to us
Answer: B
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d. people get cognitively faster as they get older.
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A) eliminate guilt. B) eliminate anxiety. C) convert neurotic anxiety or guilt into normal anxiety or guilt. D) help the client confront repressed experiences.