Emotion is defined as
A) the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about bodily changes.
B) as a psychological experience involving subjective thoughts and experiences, with accompanying patterns of physical arousal, and characteristic behavioral expressions.
C) an irrational aspect of our mammalian heritage that is distinct from our rational abilities of cognition.
D) a set of social and cultural rules that regulate when, how, and where a person may express (or must suppress) behaviors.
Answer: B
Rationale: This is the definition used by the textbook's authors.
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