Ingrid has had a few interactions with Chinese students at her college and thinks that they are "hard to read" because they do not use facial expressions "clearly" as compared to Americans she interacts with. Such experiences illustrate __________.

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Ingrid's experience illustrates differences in display rules, which are cultural norms that dictate the appropriate expression and suppression of emotions in social interactions. Chinese culture tends to value emotional restraint and indirect communication, which can result in less overt displays of facial expressions. This is not necessarily indicative of women's ability to decode or encode emotions, nor does it relate to the use of emblems.

Ingrid Has Had a Few Interactions with Chinese Students at Her