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display rules  

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  • Display rules is a term originally coined by Paul Ekman and Wallace V. Friesen, who used it to explain how people of different cultures manage their displays of emotion, depending on context. It refers to the rules, norms, guidelines, and expectations that people learn to manage and modify emotional displays depending on social circumstances. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Display Rules]

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