Facial display rules can be influenced by:

A) gender and cultural differences.
B) cultural and situational differences.
C) situational and gender variables.
D) gender, cultural, and situational variables.

Facial display rules, which dictate how and when emotions are expressed, can be influenced by gender, cultural, and situational variables. Gender differences can affect emotional expression norms, cultural norms can vary widely in terms of what emotions are appropriate to display in public, and situational variables can dictate the appropriateness of displaying certain emotions in specific contexts.