When Harry and Suzette recently applied for the same job, they found out that they had interviews on the same day, in consecutive hours. As they sat making idle chitchat before the first interview, each wished each other good luck, shook hands,
and smiled. Deep inside, however, each was really thinking that they'd like the other to do poorly so that the job would be more easily won! This process of showing one emotion while feeling another is called __________.
a. masking
b. muting
c. deceiving
d. affective re-expressing
Answer: A
Psychology
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