- Universal Expressions 
- Discrete Physiology
- Presence in Other Primates 
- Automatic Appraisals

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Basic Emotions are innate bodily and neural states that are elicited by signal stimuli. Basic emotions come from a range of stimuli and are often associated with specific adaptive functions. 
There are 6 basic emotions: 
- Anger 
- Disgust
- Fear
- Sadness
- Joy
- Surprise 

Basic Emotions

Niedenthal, P. M., & Ric, F. (2017). Psychology of Emotion (2nd ed.). Psychology Press.

Psychology of Emotion

Classification Criteria for Basic Emotions

Anger is the emotion relating to aggression and hostility towards something. It can be positive in motivating people to overcome obstacles.

Anger

There is substantial evidence for seven universal emotions that are consistently associated with distinct facial expressions across different cultures. These seven emotions are happiness, surprise, sadness, fright, disgust, contempt, and anger.

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