Which term means exaggerating emotions to make them seem larger?

• A. Interpersonal Influence
• B. Intensify
• C. Display Rules
• D. Mask

Answer: (B)

Exaggerating emotions to make them seem larger is about intensifying emotional display. To intensify means to boost the perceived intensity of a feeling in how you show it—through facial expressions, voice tone, or gestures—so the emotion comes across as stronger than it might actually be. In social interactions, people might raise their voice, flash a bigger smile, or use more dramatic gestures to convey a stronger reaction, which is a deliberate heightening of the displayed emotion. This is different from masking, where you hide true feelings, or display rules, which are the social norms about how emotions should be shown or suppressed in different situations. Interpersonal influence involves using emotions to affect others, but the act of making the emotion itself seem larger is best described by intensifying.