Self-Assessment Question 11.4

1. Research on the effects of crying most consistently supports which of the following as an important function of sadness?
a. Promoting rumination, so you continue feeling terrible about the situation
b. Getting the emotion out of your system, so you can leave it behind you
c. Gaining others' sympathy, so you obtain some social support
d. None of the above are consistent with research on the effects of crying.