It illustrates how rude Della is

It illustrates how independent Della is

It illustrates how concerned with money Della is

It illustrates how expensive it is to live in London

They both traded/gave away what they hoped to enhance for the other.

They both thought what they hadn't was insignificant.

They realized that true love isn't selfish at all.

They were disappointed in the gifts they received.

A section of decorative stained glass

A mirror

A peep-hole

A window

“Perhaps you have seen a pier-glass in an $8 flat.” (Paragraph 7)

“...by observing his reflection...” (Paragraph 7)

“...whirled from the window and stood before the glass.” (Paragraph 8)

“Della, being slender, had mastered the art.” (Paragraph 7)

Jim & Della are shopping for Christmas presents; the Magi invented the tradition of giving presents.

Jim and Della make great sacrifices to give each other special Christmas gifts.

Jim and Della are deeply religious, and hold the Magi in high esteem.

Jim and Della are poor and cannot give each other what they want for Christmas.

Their financial struggle makes the reader question whether they'll be able to give the perfect gifts to each other.

The description of Della's hair makes readers wonder why Jim would want to give her the combs.

Della's crying at seeing her gift creates tension because she regrets cutting her hair for his chain.

Shortening their last name makes readers question if they are in trouble with the law.

Humans are more efficient when they are sad because they are not as motivated by positive emotions.

Sadness can be a beneficial emotion in regards to behavior, memory, judgment, and communication.

While sadness does have its benefits, chronic happiness is overall a more beneficial and healthy emotional state.

Psychologists still have much to learn about the complex benefits of different emotions because of the stigma against studying negative ones.

Both happiness and sadness, as well as other moods, serve a biological purpose as sources of information.

“For good evolutionary reasons, positive and negative moods subtly recruit thinking styles suited to either benign or troubling situations” (Paragraph 4)

“That account of how feelings influence thought seemed incomplete to the aspiring psychologist.” (Paragraph 10)

“Many emotion theorists now agree that negative moods direct attention to tasks at hand and promote analytical thinking” (Paragraph 18)

“People often judge those that they meet for the first time by assuming that obvious but often irrelevant traits” (Paragraph 23)

“‘Happy people experience a lot more positive than negative moods, and their negative moods are not chronic.’” (Paragraph 40)

to represent

to support

to triumph

to contradict

“defended the right to pursue happiness”

“in the Declaration of Independence”

“But that’s so 237 years ago.”

“pretty much all the time”

Moods are relatively reliable indicators for people to assess their environment and respond to situations.

Moods are biased signals that often mislead people on how to respond to different situations and environments.

People use their emotions rather than reasoning as the primary source of information on how to respond to different situations.

People are more likely to act cautiously in unfamiliar environments, regardless of how much they trust their feelings.

It points out that although moods can affect behavior in certain ways, people are not restricted by these influences and can behave in complex ways.

Though moods affect people emotionally, this statement acknowledges that people can rise above emotions to think logically.

Though extreme moods can severely affect mental health, this statement emphasizes how emotions are mostly fleeting and have little power over people’s wills.

It stresses how the majority of psychologists are resistant to the idea that emotions alone can determine and dictate human behavior.

The author explains that negative moods can decrease the halo effect but can make people more likely to judge harshly, supporting the idea that neutral moods are best for first impressions.

The author explains that only positive people suffer from the halo effect, supporting the idea that happy people have poor judgment and make more reckless decisions than negative people.

The author explains that negative moods can decrease the halo effect and improve judgment, supporting the idea that moods like sadness can be beneficial.

The author explains that the halo effect prevents people from making accurate judgments, supporting the idea that first impressions are usually unreliable and inexact.

A baseball player who feels happy due to a recent win would be more likely to do well in the next game.

A bank teller who is feeling sad would be less likely to cooperate in a bank robbery.

A police officer in a sad mood would be more likely to arrest than ticket someone who went over the speed limit.

A teacher in a happy mood would be more likely to give a straight-A student a good grade on a paper without reading it carefully.

It points out the opposing argument, including that idea that negative moods can also harm people and lead to unwise choices.

It reaffirms Forgas' argument and proves that negativity leads to positive longterm results.

It neither confirms nor disputes Forgas' points; instead, it simply highlights examples of negative actions.

It suggests that having an equal balance of positivity and negativity create the best members of society.

The best way to cope with stress is to remain positive and ignore all negative emotions, rather than dwell on stressful situations.

Studying one’s dreams is a great adaptive coping mechanism because it prompts one to reflect on their life choices.

All adaptive coping mechanisms become maladaptive if utilized and relied on too frequently.

People use different methods to deal with stress, which can produce positive and negative consequences depending on how one chooses to cope.

People have many different strategies for dealing with stressful situations — some helpful, and some not so helpful.” (Paragraph 1)

“when humor is overused as a coping mechanism, it can lead to denial or avoidance” (Paragraph 7)

“Sigmund Freud, the famous psychoanalyst who was the first person to study the significance of dreams, is credited with popularizing the idea of denial.” (Paragraph 9)

a person who has dissociative behavior may even invent a new imaginary world where they do not have to face an uncomfortable feeling or memory.” (Paragraph 11)

uncivilized

old-fashioned

instinctive

foolish

“to reject its existence”

“despite overwhelming evidence”

“proving the contrary”

“develop in early childhood”

to inform the reader about various adaptive and maladaptive coping mechanisms

to advise the reader on how to deal with specific stressful situations

to explain how stress can harm someone mentally, emotionally, and physically

to provide a history of psychology and its everyday benefits