The Text Presents a Study by Masuda and His Colleagues

question 98

Multiple Choice

The text presents a study by Masuda and his colleagues (2008) that examined cultural differences in social perception.They compared how participants perceived a central character when the surrounding characters in a picture either matched or did not match the central character's facial expression.What implications does this study have for the idea of analytic and holistic thinking styles?

• A) It implies that holistic thinking styles are better than analytic ones.
• B) It implies that analytic thinking styles are more primitive than holistic ones.
• C) It implies that holistic thinking leads people to more carefully consider social context.
• D) It implies that analytic thinking is erroneous in social contexts.
• E) It implies that analytic thinking leads people to take account of more information in a social setting.

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Summary

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