When William McGuire and His Yale University Colleagues Invited Children

question 16

Multiple Choice

When William McGuire and his Yale University colleagues invited children to "tell us about yourself," they found that the children were most likely to mention their

• A)sex.
• B)nationality.
• C)distinctive attributes.
• D)most common personal characteristics.

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