Herntenstein and Colleagues (2006) Describe a Study in Which Human

Multiple Choice

Herntenstein and colleagues (2006) describe a study in which human subjects were asked to send a tactile signal to another person that conveyed one of 12 different emotions. The recipient of the signal was then supposed to choose which of the 12 the sender was trying to communicate. Subjects tended to associate specific types of touch with specific emotions. For example, pushing tended to be associated with

A) disgust.
B) fear.
C) gratitude.
D) love.