Which Display Rule Involves Acting as Though You're Indifferent or Emotionless

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which display rule involves acting as though you're indifferent or emotionless when you are actually experiencing an emotion?

• A) de-intensification
• B) inhibition
• C) simulation
• D) masking

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Definitions:

Cheating

In biology, this refers to behaviors where individuals gain a reproductive or survival advantage at the expense of others, often violating social or mating norms.

Selfless Act

An action taken by an individual that benefits others at a cost to themselves, often discussed in the context of altruism in sociobiology.

Primary Helpers

Individuals, often offspring, who assist in the nurturing and defense of the next generation’s offspring in cooperative breeding species.

Breeders

Individuals within a population that are actively involved in reproducing and passing on their genes to the next generation.