At a staff meeting when a coworker takes credit and receives praise for a job that he actually did, Paolo feels a surge of anger. But rather than start a fight in public, Paolo displays a blank expression reflecting a ______ affect.

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A flat affect is characterized by the absence of emotional expression, and in this scenario, Paolo is displaying a neutral or blank expression despite feeling anger, which is indicative of a flat affect. The other options, such as bottom affect or cold affect, are not commonly used terms in psychology and do not fit the context of the scenario. Distant affect may apply if Paolo were feeling emotionally disconnected from the situation, but it does not capture the neutral expression he displays.

At a Staff Meeting When a Coworker Takes Credit and Receives