Robert Plutchik agreed with Ekman's biologically driven perspective but developed the "wheel of emotions", suggesting eight primary emotions grouped on a positive or negative basis: joy versus sadness; anger versus fear; trust versus disgust; and surprise versus anticipation. Some basic emotions can be modified to form complex emotions. The complex emotions could arise from cultural conditioning or association combined with the basic emotions. Alternatively, similar to the way primary colors combine, primary emotions could blend to form the full spectrum of human emotional experience. For example, interpersonal anger and disgust could blend to form contempt. Relationships exist between basic emotions, resulting in positive or negative influences. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the name of the theory Plutchik created? ANS1 wheel of emotions QSN2 How many main emotions exist in Plutchik's theory? ANS2 eight QSN3 In Plutchik's theory, what emotion is the opposite of anticipation? ANS3 surprise QSN4 What emotion can be perceived as a combination of disgust and anger? ANS4 contempt QSN5 What does Plutchik see as the positive equivalent of disgust? ANS5 trust