Maya did not want to get out of bed all day. She told her roommate, "Oh, I just don't have the energy to do much today; I've been feeling low all week." Maya's situation is an example of a(n):
A) emotion.
B) mood.
C) person schema.
D) display rule.
E) citizenship behavior.

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Maya's situation is an example of a mood, which is a longer-lasting emotional state that does not have a specific identifiable cause, unlike an emotion which is typically shorter and has a clear cause. Maya's feeling of low energy and feeling low all week indicates a mood rather than a momentary emotion.

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