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

ANSWER:
d

Psychology

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