According to Barbara Fredrickson, positive emotions tend to
A)broaden our mental focus.
B)create an urge to play, to explore, and to be creative.
C)reduce the bodily arousal that occurs when we are stressed.
D)do all of these.

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Positive emotions have been found to broaden our mental focus, create playfulness and creativity, and reduce bodily arousal. Barbara Fredrickson's theory of positive emotions suggests that they have a "broaden-and-build" effect, meaning that they broaden our momentary thought-action repertoires and build our enduring personal resources.

According to Barbara Fredrickson, Positive Emotions Tend to