A Social Group's Informal Norms About the Demonstration of Emotion

question 18

Multiple Choice

A social group's informal norms about the demonstration of emotion and when and where they should be suppressed or masked are referred to as:

• A)display rules.
• B)social referencing.
• C)demonstration motives.
• D)emotion regulation.

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