What does "affect display" mean?

External show of emotion or affect, such as by voice, expression, gesture, or posture, whether voluntary or not.

Affect display

Q: What is a synonym for "affect display"?

Common synonyms include: acting emotion, affect expression, affective behavior, affective display, affective expression, affective state.

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Noun

1
External show of emotion or affect, such as by voice, expression, gesture, or posture, whether voluntary or not.
"We are not satisfied with this account (it is particularly weak in explaining the facial affect display of happiness) but Darwin also had trouble with […]."

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acting emotion affect expression affective behavior affective display affective expression affective state

Antonyms

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emotional detachment emotional suppression authentic calm

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"We are not satisfied with this account (it is particularly weak in explaining the facial affect display of happiness) but Darwin also had trouble with […]."

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