Cross-cultural display rules refer to:

• A. Cultural norms governing how emotions are expressed.
• B. Rules about how emotions should be regulated internally.
• C. The biological universals of emotional expression.
• D. Standards for how to interpret others' emotions.

Answer: (A)

Cross-cultural display rules are cultural norms that govern how emotions are expressed in social interactions. They tell you what kinds of emotional displays are appropriate, how intensely to show them, and when it’s okay or not to reveal feelings, and these expectations can vary a lot from one culture to another. For example, some cultures encourage maintaining a calm, restrained face in public, while others may tolerate or even expect more visible emotional expression in certain situations. This is about outward expression to others, not about controlling emotions inside your mind, not about universal biological patterns of expression, and not about how we interpret someone else’s emotions.