"Reliable muscles" associated with emotional expression are so termed because they:
A)are always involved when we fake an emotional expression.
B)can stay contracted for greater than 30 seconds.
C)are not engaged during simple microexpressions.
D)tend to resist conscious control.

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"Reliable muscles" associated with emotional expression tend to resist conscious control, hence making them reliable as indicators of genuine emotional expression. Option A is incorrect because reliable muscles are involved in both genuine and fake emotional expressions, and Option B is incorrect because reliable muscles do not necessarily stay contracted for greater than 30 seconds. Option C is incorrect because reliable muscles are also engaged during simple microexpressions.

"Reliable Muscles" Associated with Emotional Expression Are So Termed Because