After Aesha got off the phone,her face looked like it had fallen two inches.She looked down,and walked to her room slowly.Jonna said to her,"What happened?" In reading Aesha's facial expressions,Jonna was using Aesha's _____.
A) affect displays
B) regulators
C) adaptors
D) emblems

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Aesha's facial expressions are affect displays, which are the non-verbal expressions of emotions or feelings. Jonna is interpreting Aesha's emotions through her facial expressions. Regulators are used to control or manage conversations, adaptors are used to release tension or anxiety, and emblems are specific gestures that have a well-understood meaning in a culture. None of these are applicable in this scenario.

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