Question

Two people are exposed to the same emotion-inducing event. What predictions can be made about the emotion that each person will experience? Each person could experiencea. the same facial expression provided each appraised the situation similarly. b. the same emotion, since they were in the same situation according to the situational definition of emotion.c. a different emotion if each appraised the situation differently.d. either answer b or c could occur

Answer 1

Answer: d. either answer b or c could occur

Explanation:

The goal of any emotion is to cause behavior that helps in dealing with environmental situations. According to the situational definition of emotion, if two different people are exposed to the same emotion-inducing event the only prediction we can make is that they are either going to experience the same emotion as a result. however, if each of them has assessed the situation differently, their emotions will be different form each other.