As the three children approached the house that everyone claimed was haunted, Yvette was apprehensive,Mackenzie was afraid, and Jayme was terrified. Robert Plutnik would suggest that these three chidren were: ____________?

Correct answer: B. Experiencing different intensities of the same primary notion

  • A. Experiencing different unique secondary emotions
  • B. Experiencing different intensities of the same primary notion
  • C. Experiencing different unique primary emotions
  • D. Each labelling their emotions differently due to difference in genetic disposition

Explanation

Plutchik's model treats emotions such as apprehension, fear, and terror as differing in intensity along the same emotion dimension. They are not separate primary emotions.

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