Theories maintaining that emotions are discrete assume that basic emotions, such as fear and anger, are:
A) continuous or vary by degree.
B) distinguishable from each other and are natural.
C) learned and so vary a great deal right from birth.
D) not biologically based and so cannot be recognized in facial expressions of people from other cultures.

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Theories maintaining that emotions are discrete assume that basic emotions, such as fear and anger, are distinguishable from each other and are natural. This means that these emotions are not continuous or vary by degree, nor are they learned and thus vary greatly from birth, and they are biologically based and recognizable in facial expressions across cultures.

Theories Maintaining That Emotions Are Discrete Assume That Basic Emotions