Manuel comes home one evening to see his wife sitting at the table stone faced. He immediately feels concerned that she is angry, and she silently hands him an envelope. He opens it and reads that she has been accepted to medical school, and when he looks up she is smiling and crying. He immediately begins screaming in excitement. His need to see her reaction before knowing how to feel is an example of

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Social referencing is when individuals look to others' reactions to determine how they should feel or respond in a situation. Manuel needed to see his wife's reaction to understand how to feel about the news.

Manuel Comes Home One Evening to See His Wife Sitting