A Task Required of Children as They Learn to Respond

question 96

Multiple Choice

A task required of children as they learn to respond to cultural display rules regarding emotions is

• A) to coordinate emotional displays with emotional feelings.
• B) to learn to clearly express your emotional feelings.
• C) to learn to display the facial expressions associated with the basic emotions.
• D) to separate emotional displays from emotional feelings.

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Definitions:

Fear

An emotional response to perceived threats or danger, often resulting in a desire to avoid or confront the source of fear.

Parasympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy by slowing down the heart rate and increasing digestive and glandular activity.

Sympathetic

Relating to, or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system that accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood pressure or showing feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Somatic

Pertaining to or affecting the body, especially as distinct from the mind or the environment.