How many emotions have researchers identified? What difficulties have arisen in labeling these emotions?
What will be an ideal response?
* Six emotions have generally been recognized: anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise.
* There is disagreement about emotions such as contempt, guilt, interest, and shame.
* Emotions often shade into one another, making it difficult to agree on a specific label.
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If you argue that children are genetically "prewired" physiologically and neurologically to make speech sounds and learn language, you argue for ____ factors in language acquisition.
A. innate B. social learning C. environmental D. learning
"Helpless" animals display all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
a. increased activity. b. lowered aggression. c. blunted appetite. d. loss of sex drive.
ALL BUT WHICH of the following is consistent with the goals of sound psychological assessment?
a. The test used should match the purpose of the assessment. b. The test used should provide information beyond that of other, more economic, measures. c. The test used should be one that is familiar to the examinee. d. The test used should be one with which the examiner has adequate experience.
As Derrek has grown older, he has gained a better understanding of how other children feel. Psychologists would say that Derrek's development is characterized by a greater sense of:
a. empathy b. egocentrism c. prosocial behavior d. assertiveness