AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

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Research on facial expressions and gestures has found that
A
facial expressions and gestures both tend to be culture-specific.
B
facial expressions and gestures both tend to be universally understood.
C
facial expressions tend to be culture-specific, and gestures tend to be universally understood.
D
facial expressions tend to be universally understood, and gestures tend to be culture-specific.
E
facial expressions of emotion influence the gestures of a culture.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -WASHINGTON-Facial expressions have been called the “universal language of emotion, ” but people from different cultures perceive happy, sad or angry facial expressions in unique ways, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Detailed explanation-2: -By virtue of their biological origins (1–3), facial expressions have long been considered the universal language to signal internal emotional states, recognized across all cultures.

Detailed explanation-3: -How are nonverbal expressions of emotion understood within and across cultures? The meaning of gestures varies with culture, but facial expressions, such as those of happiness and fear, are common the world over. Cultures also differ in the amount of emotion they express.

Detailed explanation-4: -Facial expressions that give clues to a person’s mood, including happiness, surprise, contempt, sadness, fear, disgust, and anger.

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