Professor Aguillera is enraged that a student is texting on his cell phone in class.He really wants to scream at the student.But keeping his upcoming teaching evaluations in mind,Professor Aguillera casually looks at the student and tells him to put the phone away.Which display rule for emotional expression does this example illustrate?
A)intensification
B)deintensification
C)happiness
D)neutralizing

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Deintensification involves reducing the expression of one's emotions, which is what Professor Aguillera does by not showing his anger and instead calmly asking the student to put the phone away.

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