Congenitally blind children express emotion with the same facial expressions that their sighted counterparts use. This finding eliminates which of the following processes as a potential means by which emotional expressions might be acquired?
A) positive reinforcement
B) observational learning
C) negative reinforcement
D) classical conditioning

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The finding that congenitally blind children express emotion with the same facial expressions as sighted children suggests that observational learning (or imitation) is not the primary means by which emotional expressions are acquired. The other options (positive and negative reinforcement, classical conditioning) are not necessarily ruled out by this finding.

Congenitally Blind Children Express Emotion with the Same Facial Expressions