Tamara is a little girl, traveling with her parents in a large, unfamiliar city. While walking through an especially crowded part of the city with a lot of automobile traffic, Tamara is separated from her parents, and cannot find them. She begins to cry loudly. Several people nearby, who had not previously noticed her, hear Tamara crying and go to her aid. They help reunite Tamara with her parents before she is injured trying to find them herself. In this example, the effect of Tamara's crying illustrates:

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Tamara's crying serves an interpersonal function of emotion by signaling to others that she needs help, prompting them to assist her.

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