Personality Psychology 3325 Larsen and Buss distinguish between emotion states a

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Personality Psychology 3325

Larsen and Buss distinguish between emotion states and emotion traits. Describe and discuss each of these conceptualizations of emotions. Generate some of your own examples of emotion states and emotion traits. Consider whether it might be more appropriate for personality psychologists to study emotion states or emotion traits. Why might one conceptualization of emotions be more appropriate for personality psychologists to study? Or perhaps do you think both conceptualizations of emotions are appropriate for personality psychologists to study?

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Emotional state is a temporary psychological feeling, which depends on situation, but not on a specific person. For example, if US team wins cricket match over some other country, all of the US citizens feel happy, this is an emotional state.

Emotional traits are the specific pattern of emotional reactions, which a person experience consistently across a variety of situations during the life time. For example, if we encounter any failure in our work, some people go depressed and some people start working against the failure, this is an emotional trait.

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