The fact that children who are blind from birth express the basic emotions in roughly the same way as sighted children was presented to demonstrate that:

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The fact that blind children express basic emotions in a similar way to sighted children suggests that humans may have innate fundamental emotion patterns, supporting the idea that emotions have a biological basis. Choice A is incorrect because cognitive appraisals may influence emotional experiences, but the study in question suggests that there are underlying patterns of emotion that do not depend solely on cognitive interpretation. Choice B is incorrect because research has shown that sensory information does not go directly to the amygdala, and emotions result from complex cognitive and physiological processing. Choice C is also incorrect because the study suggests that basic emotional responses are not solely learned, but may have a biological basis.

The Fact That Children Who Are Blind from Birth Express