From an evolutionary perspective, it makes sense that many of our basic emotions are negative rather than positive because
A) harmful situations may have commanded our attention to a greater degree than situations that were benign or helpful
B) the only helpful situation that resulted in an emotion was sexual intercourse
C) humans that displayed more aggressiveness tended to pass on more of their emotional traits to future generations
D) the likelihood of experiencing a harmful situation is less than experiencing a helpful situation
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