Which of the Following Statements About Cultural Displays of Emotion

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about cultural displays of emotion is false?

• A) After contact with Western cultures, pre-literate cultures tend to adopt Western display rules.
• B) There is little cultural variation in the way that people express primary emotions.
• C) There is some cultural variation in the way that cultures define primary emotions.
• D) Emotional display rules are likely to be directly affected by biological structures.

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Definitions:

Stimulus

A change in the environment that influences or prompts a response in an organism.

Display

In social science, it refers to the expression or presentation of emotions or behaviors intentionally or unintentionally in social settings.

Stabilize

To make or become unlikely to change, fail, or decline.

Physical World

The realm of material objects, natural phenomena, and the universe's physical properties, excluding thoughts and consciousness.