The textbook describes the classic pen-holding experiment by Strack,Martin,and Stepper (1988).What did the results of that study suggest?
A) The movement of facial muscles can influence your emotions.
B) Emotions determine how well we can write with our mouths.
C) Writing with a pen in your mouth can make you angry.
D) Cultures teach their members how and when to experience, express, and understand feelings.

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The results of the study suggested that the movement of facial muscles (in this case, the act of holding a pen in the mouth in a way that simulated a smile or a frown) can influence a person's emotions. Participants who held the pen with their teeth (creating a smile-like expression) rated cartoons as funnier than those who held the pen with their lips (creating a frown-like expression). This supports the facial feedback hypothesis, which suggests that changes in facial expression can lead to changes in emotional experience.

The Textbook Describes the Classic Pen-Holding Experiment by Strack,Martin,and Stepper