AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
People can most readily detect the emotion of ____ in a set of facial expressions.
A
sadness
B
happiness
C
anger
D
fear
E
surprise
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Research shows that we are particularly sensitive to angry faces, more quickly spotting this emotion than others in a crowd of faces.

Detailed explanation-2: -One expression, “anger” could be described as clenched fists, furrowed brows, tense jaws and lips, the showing of teeth, and flared nostrils, and the other “sadness” could be described as downward turned mouths, tears, drooping eyes, and wrinkled foreheads.

Detailed explanation-3: -Results showed that happiness is among the easiest emotions to recognize while the disgust is always among the most difficult emotions to recognize for older adults.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 7 Universal Facial Expressions These seven are: Happiness, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, Anger, Contempt and Surprise. Back in the late 1800’s Charles Darwin was the first person to suggest that facial expressions of emotion are the same wherever you go in the world, that they are innate.

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