Davis (1995) found that when presented with a disappointing gift, first- and third-grade girls display less negative emotion and more positive emotion than their male peers are. This finding highlights that ______.
A) girls are less likely than boys to be disappointed with a gift
B) girls are better than boys at masking socially inappropriate emotions
C) girls are better than boys at masking socially inappropriate emotions but show similar abilities in emotion control
D) girls have more emotional competence than boys in elementary school, but this changes as they become teenagers and adults

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This finding suggests that girls are more adept at concealing emotions that may be deemed socially inappropriate, such as disappointment, by displaying more positive emotions instead.

Davis (1995) Found That When Presented with a Disappointing Gift