Regina King just lost the Emmy for Best Actress and she's feeling utterly depressed and quite angry because she doesn't think the women who won deserves the award. Instead of showing her disappointment, Regina King smiles and claps and nods her head as though she believed the right woman had won. Which of the following learned responses to emotion is best represented here?

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Regina King is hiding her true emotions by pretending to be happy and showing a different emotion (smiling and clapping). This is an example of masking, where an individual hides their true emotions by displaying a different one.

Regina King Just Lost the Emmy for Best Actress and She's