Regarding Cultural Differences in Emotions, Which of the Following Statements

question 47

Multiple Choice

Regarding cultural differences in emotions, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Certain emotions are more common in some cultures than others.
• B)Compared to Western cultures, Asian cultures tend to discourage public displays of emotion.
• C)Culture influences norms about emotional display and experience.
• D)Researchers fail to find differences across cultures in how accurately emotions are recognized.
• E)There appear to be distinctive national styles of smiling.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method in behavioral psychology where reinforces guide an organism's behavior towards a desired goal through successive approximations.

Successive Approximations

A behavioral training process that rewards actions that progressively more closely resemble the desired behavior.

Generalization

The tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, age, sex, or disability.