请阅读短文 Severaldecadesago,theUSsociologistswentsofarastodevelopas

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请阅读短文 Severaldecadesago,theUSsociologistswentsofarastodevelopaseriesofuniversalfacialimagessupposedtorepresentthesevenbasichumanemotions:happiness,sadness,surprise,fear,disgust,angerandneutrality.Butnow,anewstudybyresearchersattheUniversityofGlasgowindicatesthatthesestandardizedfacialimagesaren'tsouniversalafterall. Forthestudy,theScottishresearchersfound13WesternCaucasians(mainlyEuropeans)and13EastAsians(mostlyChinesestudents).Thevolunteerswereshownthestandardizedfacialimagesandaskedtoidentifytheemotionsbeingexpressed.Atthesametime,theresearcherselectronicallymonitoredtheeyemovementsofthevolunteers. Accordingtotheresults,publishedinthejournalCurrentBiology,theAsianparticipantshadahardertimethantheCaucasianstellingthedifferencebetweenafacemeanttolookfearfulcomparedwithoneshowingsurprise,andafacesupposedlyexpressingdisgustcomparedwithonedisplayinganger."Thisstronglysuggeststhatthemeaningsoffacialexpressionsaredifferentacrossculture."saysRachaelJack,wholedthestudy. Thestudyalsoshowedthatthevolunteersfocusedondifferentpartsofthefaceintheireffortstounderstandtheunderlyingemotions."Westernerslookatboththeeyesandthemouthtothesamedegree,yetEasternersfavortheeyesandoverlookthemouth.ThismeansthatEasternershavedifficultiesdistinguishingfacialexpressionsthataresimilararoundtheeyes."MsJacksays.Thefacesrepresentingfearandsurprise"bothhavebig,wideopeneyes,whilethemouthsareverydifferent."Shenotes."Itwouldbedifficulttodistinguishbetweenthetwo...ifyoudidn'tlookatthemouth." Sowhywoulddifferentculturesexpressemotionsindifferentways?MsJackthinksitmaybeconsideredimpoliteinsomeAsianculturestodisplaycertainemotionsinanobviousmanner,andthattheyusemoresubtlewaystoexpressthem.Inparticular,musclemovementsaroundtheireyescouldbemoreimportantforexpressingfeelingsthanover-expressivemouthmovements,explainingwhytheAsianparticipantsfocusedontheeyes,shesays. Intheexperiment,theEastAsianvolunteershaddifficultiesdistinguishingbetweenfearandsurprisebecause__________. 查看材料

A.they found no differences between the mouths

B.they focused on the eyes and neglected the mouth

C.they were not good at reading facial expressions

D.Easterners express fear and surprise in the same way

正确答案是B