Critical Reasoning (CR) | In a study, participants were shown an image of a face with a neutral

In a study, participants were shown an image of a face with a neutral expression. Those participants in whom a momentary smile was induced by means of external stimulation were found to be more likely than the others to perceive the image of the face to have a happy expression. These results show that depressed people can cause their perceptions of things around them to become more positive by smiling regularly.

Which of the following is an assumption on which the argumentdepends?

A. The experience of having smiles regularly induced by means of external stimulation would not cause people to have negative perceptions of things around them.

B. People who are physically unable to smile are more likely to experience depression than other people.

C. At least some of the psychological effects of an actively chosen smile are similar to those of an involuntary one.

D. Psychotherapy is not more effective in causing people’s perceptions to become more positive than smiling
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