You ran out of money while you and your friends were shopping at the mall, but your other two friends still had plenty of money left. One of them even had her dad's credit card. When it was time to pay for the identical jeans each of you decided to purchase, you took the credit card from your friend's purse without her knowledge to make your purchase. Which emotion would you most likely feel?

Question

• the leamed emotion fear
• the leamed emotion guilt
• the primary emotion hate
• the primary emotion shame

Answer 1

The most likely emotion you would feel in this scenario is guilt. Taking someone else's credit card without their knowledge and using it to make a purchase is a form of theft, which would likely make you feel guilty for betraying your friend's trust and not being honest with them.