AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is known as the “Human Lie Detector", a person who has studied emotions for decades?
A
Paul Ekman
B
William James
C
Harry Harlow
D
Hans Selye
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paul Ekman is a contemporary psychologist who studies the relationship between emotions and facial expressions. He is well known for his ability to detect lies.

Detailed explanation-2: -What did Paul Ekman discover? Paul Ekman discovered that some facial expressions of emotion are universal while many of the apparent differences in facial expressions across cultures were due to context. He also co-discovered micro facial expressions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emotional psychologist Paul Ekman identified six basic emotions that could be interpreted through facial expressions. They included happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise and disgust.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ekman proposed seven basic emotions: fear, anger, joy, sad, contempt, disgust, and surprise; but he changed to six basic emotions: fear, anger, joy, sadness, disgust, and surprise.

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