The United States Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, couldn't help showing his emotion when he was sworn in. He often has trouble hiding his emotions and sometimes breaks out in tears when he is talking about something he is so passionate about. Mr. Boehner can be said to have high emotional _____.
A) contagion
B) expressiveness
C) intelligence
D) affect
E) flow

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High emotional expressiveness refers to the tendency to openly and visibly display one's emotions. The description of John Boehner breaking out in tears when discussing something he is passionate about fits this definition.