Robert Plutchik

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/robert-plutchik

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Robert Plutchik born?October 21, 1927
2. When did Robert Plutchik die?April 29, 2006
3. What is the publications?Authored or coauthored over 260 articles, 45 chapters, and 8 books
4. Who was Robert Plutchik?He was an American psychologist who studied feelings and how we show them. He taught at universities and wrote many books and articles.
5. What are the eight primary emotions he identified?Joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, and anticipation. These are the building blocks of all feelings.

Psychoevolutionary Theory of Emotion: A theory proposing that emotions evolved as adaptive mechanisms crucial for survival and species propagation.
Wheel of Emotions: A model illustrating the relationships between eight basic emotions, their intensities, and their combinations.
Adaptive Function: The role an evolutionary trait plays in helping an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.