AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When hearing emotions conveyed in another language, people mostly readily detect
A
Sadness
B
Happiness
C
Anger
D
Fear
E
Surprise
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is C. (Anger). Explanation: Anger is easier to detect visually, it is more visible than, for example, happiness. And it is the emotion which is easiest to detect audibly, even if we do not understand the language the person is speaking.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Language can certainly communicate emotions, but growing research suggests that language also helps constitute emotion by cohering sensations into specific perceptions of “anger, ” “disgust, ” “fear, ” etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -WASHINGTON-If you want to know how someone is feeling, it might be better to close your eyes and use your ears: People tend to read others’ emotions more accurately when they listen and don’t look, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Detailed explanation-5: -Danish linguist Jesperson suggested that language comes out of play, laughter, cooing, courtship, emotional mutterings and the like.

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