Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding Emotion Regulation

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true regarding emotion regulation?

• A) It can be defined as a person's ability to understand the meaning of emotions.
• B) Persons engaging in emotion regulation might try to cheer themselves when they're feeling down.
• C) It involves identifying and modifying the emotions one feels.
• D) Emotion regulation is a strong predictor of task performance for some jobs and organization citizenship behavior.
• E) Surface acting has only a minimal effect on emotion regulation.

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