Their conclusion: Joy moves faster than sadness or disgust, but nothing is speedier ... “Anger is a high-arousal emotion, which drives people to take action,” he says.

Disgust is a core human emotion, and an important one: It helps to alert us to potential pathogens and foster survival. But sexual disgust can prevent couples from reproducing and so humans may ...

An emotion is an affective state triggered by perceived or recalled external stimuli. Emotions can serve to arouse or motivate behaviours. Examples include sadness, joy, fear, anger and disgust.