Dennis can't cry even when he feels sad and like he's about to cry. Dennis has internalized emotional display rules, which are __________.

A) often automatic
B) universal across cultures
C) generally under conscious control
D) genetic in origin

Emotional Display Rules

Emotional Display Rules are societal guidelines about the appropriate ways to express emotions in various social contexts, which can vary by culture, situation, or relationship.

Conscious Control

The ability to deliberately regulate one's own thoughts, emotions, or actions.

Universal

Something that is applicable everywhere or in all cases; general.