Paula Niedenthal (2007) offered an important line of theorizing on what is called embodiment and conducted studies in which participants were asked to match words (e.g., vomit, sun, fight) with emotion categories (e.g., "disgust" "anger" "joy"). Categorizing words related to joy led to activation of the ________ muscle(s):

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The zygomaticus muscle is involved in smiling, and the orbicularis muscle is involved in actions related to the eyes that occur during expressions of joy, such as squinting or crinkling. Paula Niedenthal's work on embodiment suggests that processing emotions involves activating the same muscles used in expressing those emotions.

Paula Niedenthal (2007) Offered an Important Line of Theorizing on What