In a Study Described in Your Textbook (Hecht & LaFrance

question 10

Multiple Choice

In a study described in your textbook (Hecht & LaFrance, 1998) , same-sex pairs of participants engaged in conversations in the lab. In some conversations one partner had power over the other in a mock job interview. Results showed that smiling behavior and self-reported positive affect were positively correlated among high-power participants, but uncorrelated among low-power participants. Which of the following accurately describes the implications of this finding?

• A) Women naturally experience more positive emotion than men do.
• B) People in positions of power express their emotions more openly than those in low-power positions.
• C) Women express positive emotions more authentically than men do.
• D) Men enjoy being in power more than women do.

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