Recent research has suggested that all of the following roles are played by positive emotions EXCEPT

a. They increase flexibility in thinking and problem solving.
b. They help undo physiological effects caused by negative emotions.
c. They increase activity in the regions of the brain that are used to attract social aid.
d. They trigger an upward spiral of increased well being.

Answer: c: They increase activity in the regions of the brain that are used to attract social aid.

Psychology

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