Facial Feedback Hypothesis Is Defined as

question 158

Multiple Choice

Facial feedback hypothesis is defined as

• A) the process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed.
• B) a state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes, brain activation, cognitive appraisals, and tendencies toward action, all of which are shaped by cultural rules.
• C) an irrational aspect of our mammalian heritage that no longer has an adaptive function in human behaviour.
• D) a set of social and cultural rules that regulates when, how, and where a person may express or suppress emotions.

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