Daniel has a new job.At his first meeting with his new co-workers,someone calls the boss the "old man." Daniel is not sure if this remark is meant as an insult or a joke,but when he sees the boss and the others all smiling and laughing he realizes that the remark was friendly kidding.Daniel's realization best illustrates ____.
A) Darwin's theory of emotion
B) social comparison
C) the facial feedback hypothesis
D) social referencing

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Daniel is using social referencing, a cognitive process in which we look to social cues or contexts to help us interpret and understand ambiguous situations or events. In this case, he looks to the reactions of his new co-workers to determine the meaning behind the "old man" comment.

Daniel Has a New Job