Similar Body Movements, Including Gaze Aversion, Smiling, Head Movement, Self-Touching

question 44

Short Answer

Similar body movements, including gaze aversion, smiling, head movement, self-touching, and grooming are seen in nonhuman primates in appeasement displays, in which one individual seeks to pacify the other and keep the social bond intact; thus, the social emotion of _____ may have had its origins in appeasement.

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