Meanings
- hypotonia
Together, these response patterns are consistent with the general theoretical prediction that low control appraisal triggers a hypotonus of the musculature (which could result in jaw dropping or lips parting, [12 ]), whereas high control appraisal increases the muscular tonus.
2015 August 22, “Appraisals Generate Specific Configurations of Facial Muscle Movements in a Gambling Task: Evidence for the Component Process Model of Emotion”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic
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