Women's and Men's Emotional Experience and Expression Differ in a Number

Multiple Choice

Women's and men's emotional experience and expression differ in a number of ways. Which of the following explanations of these gender differences is best supported by research discussed in your textbook?

A) Differences between women's and men's emotions likely reflect women's naturally higher level of agreeableness.
B) Differences between women's and men's emotions likely reflect gender differences in power and status.
C) Differences between women's and men's emotions likely reflect men's greater regulation of emotions.
D) Differences between women's and men's emotions likely reflect innate sex differences in emotional reactivity.