Boris imagines that he just lost a very close friend. If he produces tension in facial muscles normally active during frowning, how will this affect his emotional experience?
A) It will cause an emotional reaction that is opposite to the normally experienced emotion.
B) It will intensify his negative emotional experience.
C) It will reduce the intensity of his negative emotional experience.
D) It will have no impact on his emotional reaction to the stimuli.

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Producing tension in facial muscles normally active during frowning (such as the corrugator muscles that pull the eyebrows together) has been found to intensify negative emotional experiences. This is known as the facial feedback hypothesis, which suggests that facial expressions can affect emotions, not just reflect them. Therefore, Boris's frowning would likely intensify his negative emotional reaction to losing his close friend.

Boris Imagines That He Just Lost a Very Close Friend