At some point in your life you may have been a little discouraged and had someone tell you, "Smile, it will make you feel better." Such a statement reflects the concept and research behind the ____.
A) Cannon-Bard theory
B) cognitive-mediational theory
C) Schachter-Singer theory
D) facial feedback hypothesis

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The statement "Smile, it will make you feel better," supports the facial feedback hypothesis, which proposes that changes in facial expression can lead to corresponding changes in emotions. Therefore, smiling can actually help improve our mood. The other theories listed (Cannon-Bard theory, cognitive-mediational theory, and Schachter-Singer theory) do not specifically address the relationship between facial expressions and emotions in the same way as the facial feedback hypothesis.

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