Question

Plutchik suggested we have ____ primary emotions that combine to form secondary emotions.

a. 16
b. 10
c. 4
d. 8

Answer 1

Plutchik suggested we have 8 primary emotions that combine to form secondary emotions. Putchik identified ten postulates on which his evolutionary theory of emotions is based. Plutchik's wheel of emotion illustrates the relationships between his primary emotions and other related emotions. The eight basic emotions are joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, anticipation, anger, and disgust.