According to Watson and Tellegen's emotional map,all human emotions can be thought of as different combinations of
A) love and hate.
B) happiness and sadness.
C) positive and negative emotions.
D) arousal and experience.

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Watson and Tellegen's emotional map categorizes emotions along two dimensions: positive and negative emotions. All other emotions can be thought of as different combinations of these two dimensions. Therefore, Choice C, which refers to positive and negative emotions, is the best answer. Choices A and B are too narrow as emotions cannot be simply reduced to love/hate or happiness/sadness. Choice D has some relevance, but it only captures the physiological aspect of emotion (arousal) and does not consider the subjective experience of emotions.

According to Watson and Tellegen's Emotional Map,all Human Emotions Can