Multiple Choice
Suppose that you are feeling a positive emotion such as 'relief' (e.g.you thought your purse had been stolen, but realised it wasn't) or 'joy' (e.g.you just heard that your older sister had a baby) .Would it be possible for that emotion to be converted into another emotion via excitation transfer?
A) No, once a full-blown emotion has 'registered,' it cannot be converted into another emotion.
B) Yes, although typically (once a positive emotion has already been 'registered') it could only be converted into another positive emotion.
C) Yes, although typically (once a positive emotion has already been 'registered') it could only be converted into a negative emotion.
D) Yes, it could be converted into another positive emotion or (just as easily) into a negative emotion.
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