PSY 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Nonverbal Communication, Lie Detection

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 202
• Professor: William Huggon

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Multiple-choice: according to the discrete emotions theory, emotions are ________, significantly different across cultures. In fact, according to the discrete emotions theory genetically influenced physiological responses to emotions are essentially the same in all of us: independent of physiological responses at all, to serve evolutionary functions. Advocates of the discrete emotions theories suggest that each emotion we experience is associated with a set of distinct biological roots and evolutionary functions: the shared experience across the civilized cultures only. Text lo: 11. 1 describe the major theories of emotion: supposedly, the inuits have nearly a thousand words for snow. Although the number may be exaggerated, all the words describe variations of the basic concept of snow. Which theory of emotions does this observation parallel: discrete emotions. Discrete emotions theory suggests that a small number of distinct emotions can combine in complex ways: unique emotions. The correct analogy would be to the discrete emotions theory: specific emotions, individual emotions.