What is categorical view of emotion?
The categorical theory proposes the presence of six basic, distinct, and universal emotions (Ekman, 1992; Ekman & Friesen, 1971, 1976; Ekman, Sorenson, & Friesen, 1969): happiness, anger, sadness, surprise, disgust, and fear (Ekman & Friesen, 1971; Johnson-Laird & Oatley, 1992; Tomkins & McCarter, 1964), whereas the ...
The categorical theory proposes the presence of six basic, distinct, and universal emotions (Ekman, 1992; Ekman & Friesen, 1971, 1976; Ekman, Sorenson, & Friesen, 1969): happiness, anger, sadness, surprise, disgust, and fear (Ekman & Friesen, 1971; Johnson-Laird & Oatley, 1992; Tomkins & McCarter, 1964), whereas the ...