Question

Marlon has found that when he gets sad, his girlfriend becomes particularly nurturing and tries to take care of him. While he does not particularly want to feel these emotions, the response it draws from his girlfriend demonstrates the ________ function of emotions.a. intrapersonalb. proximalc. centrald. interpersonal

Answer 1

Answer:

d. interpersonal function of emotions

Explanation:

Our emotions have different functions. One of them is the interpersonal function.

The interpersonal function of emotions refers to the fact that we are constantly expressing emotions when interacting with others, and others can  judge those emotional expressions. Therefore, emotions influence others and our social interactions.

Our emotions communicate information about our feelings and intentions and they provoke responses from others (who response to our emotions and to what we try to communicate to them)

In this example, when Marlon gets sad, his girlfriend becomes nurturing and tries to take care of him. These responses by his girlfriend show that she is responding to the emotions shown by Marlon and that this emotions provoke a response in her. Therefore, this demonstrate the interpersonal function of emotions.