AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

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According the the facial feedback hypothesis ____
A
people pay close attention to others’ facial expressions
B
people’s emotions activate specific facial expressions
C
facial expressions can affect one’s emotional experience
D
facial expressions are influenced by environment and culture
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The facial feedback hypothesis is based on the idea that a facial expression not only expresses an emotion, but also that expression and experience are linked in that afferent sensory feedback from the facial action influences the emotional experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -In general, smiling makes a person feel more positive, and frowning makes a person feel more negative. A second approach examines the effects of inhibiting facial expression on emotional experience.

Detailed explanation-3: -Facial-Feedback Theory of Emotion The facial-feedback theory of emotions suggests that facial expressions are connected to experiencing emotions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The facial feedback hypothesis stems from the underlying principles of the James-Lange theory of emotion in the belief that physiological responses to stimuli generate emotion. In the words of facial feedback researcher Tomkins (1962), emotions are “sets of muscle and glandular responses located in the face.”

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