Which research finding is most consistent with Darwin's hypothesis that the ability to interpret emotion from facial expressions has survival value?

a. People are quicker to recognize angry faces than happy faces.
b. People are better able to interpret emotions from video than still pictures.
c. People are able to identify six primary emotions.
d. People sometimes infer emotions from situations rather than facial expressions.

a

Psychology

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a. 5; 25 b. 18; 50 c. 18; thousands d. 100; millions

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A waitress is interested in whether providing candy at the end of a meal to her customers can have a positive impact on the tips she receives. She either does or does not provide candy to her customers when she delivers the final check

The waitress then records the amount of the tip she receives from the dining party. What would the act of providing or not providing candy be in this study? a. a construct b. an independent variable c. a random variable d. a dependent variable

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