Ekman claims that one characteristic of emotions is that they are distinctive universal signals. By this, he means that
A) a specific facial expression is associated with each of the basic emotions.
B) distinctive patterns of physiological activity are expressed in the nervous system.
C) emotional expressions are universally understood within each distinctive culture.
D) everyone experiences emotions, but each individual experience is unique.

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Ekman's theory proposes that there are six primary emotions (anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise) that are associated with specific and universal facial expressions. Therefore, Option A is the correct choice. Option B describes a characteristic of physiological responses to emotions, but not the distinctiveness of emotional signals. Option C is partially correct, as emotional expressions can be recognized across cultures, but there may be cultural variations in the interpretation of these expressions. Option D is incorrect as Ekman's theory supports the idea that emotions have distinct and recognizable signals.

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