Describe emotions and list the six basic emotions researchers have isolated to reduce our lexicon of feelings

What are emotions?


Answer: Emotions, internal feeling states, are essential to human experience and to our understanding of mental disorders. The six basic emotions are love, joy, surprise, anger, sadness, and fear.

Psychology

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Emily has a lot of stress at work. Research indicates that

a. stress from work can affect her mood at home and cause marital distress. b. she can easily overcome the effect on her marriage by getting proper exercise and diet. c. as long as she focuses on her home and marital roles, she will be fine. d. marriage weathers stress outside the home as long as it is based on love.

Psychology

Every time a video game player moves, the game instantly provides sounds, animated actions, and a higher or lower score. This situation illustrates the use of

a. primary reinforcers. b. feedback. c. training trials. d. motivational skill-building.

Psychology

When Brazilian peddlers in middle childhood were tested on mathematical ability

their skills were far superior to those of North American schoolchildren. their skills were far inferior to those of North American schoolchildren. they did poorly when given a pencil-and-paper test, but did well orally. they did well when given a pencil-and-paper test, but were shy about answering spoken questions.

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Ernest, a 50-year-old man, bar hops every night in search of one-night stands – a behavior more commonly associated with much younger men in their 20s. To say that Ernest acts like a man who is 25 emphasizes the concept of:

a. chronological age b. biological age c. social age d. psychological age

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