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. WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatthestudy__________. 查看材料

A.suggests different people use the same facial expressions to show their emotions

B.shows that human beings have more than seven basic emotions

C.there are seven basic human emotions

D.finds that different facial expressions can be easily understood

正确答案是B