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Evaluate the ways in which emotion might enhance and or undermine reasoning as a way of knowing
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"Evaluate the ways in which emotion might enhance and or undermine reasoning as a way of knowing" Psychologist/scientists now-a-days increasingly view emotion as a safeguard of survival and an enrichment of experience throughout development. Emotional expression provides a powerful communication system, one that is especially important in the early childhood stage of life before language has been developed. An infant's cry of distress brings a caregiver running; a baby's joyful smile invites love and care in its surrounding. As these developments proceeds, voice, face, gesture, and posture continue to communicate feelings to others and to influence their behavior. A scream of fear can cause a crowd to panic; a smile can sometimes defuse the most dangerous of situations and create instant bonding among strangers. Yet at times our emotions can get out of control and defeat our best interests. Emotion gives us experience and we learn from the different forms...
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