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Theories of Emotion

Question 5 • Psychology - EL2084

Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows. Karen walked into her dorm room and immediately noticed a horrible smell. She decided to clean her dorm and take out the trash. The emotion that prompted her to sanitize her surroundings was most likely __________.

Answer
A
fear
B
disgust
C
sadness
D
happiness

Explanation

A horrible smell commonly triggers disgust, which motivates people to remove the source of the unpleasant smell and clean their surroundings. Therefore, the best answer is disgust.

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