In a study by Barett and Bliss-Moreau (2009), participants viewed pictures of faces expressing sadness, fear, anger, and disgust. The researchers found that, for sadness, fear, and anger expressions, ______.
A) women's emotions were attributed to situational causes
B) men's emotions were attributed to dispositional causes
C) women's emotions were attributed to dispositional causes
D) there were no differences in the attributed causes of men's and women's emotions

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The study found that for sadness, fear, and anger expressions, women's emotions were attributed to dispositional causes. This means that participants believed that a person's emotions in these situations were due to their personality or inherent traits. There were no differences in the attributed causes of men's and women's emotions.

In a Study by Barett and Bliss-Moreau (2009), Participants Viewed