Negative Emotions Tend to Create Convergent Thinking, in Which a Person

Negative emotions tend to create convergent thinking, in which a person looks for a single solution to a problem. Positive emotions tend to create divergent thinking, in which someone thinks of multiple approaches to a problem. This difference seems adaptive because negative emotions tend to be produced by situations ____________ and positive emotions seem to be produced by situations ____________.

A) of potential danger; of potential opportunity
B) of potential opportunity; of potential danger
C) requiring immediate responses; requiring delayed responses
D) requiring delayed responses; requiring immediate responses

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