In His Study on Cultural Differences in Thought,Nisbett Compared Groups

question 68

Multiple Choice

In his study on cultural differences in thought,Nisbett compared groups of American and Japanese students' perception of an underwater scene with fish.Which statement reflects his findings?

• A)Japanese students recalled more peripheral features and spoke of objects in terms of relationships than American students.
• B)Japanese students recalled more of the central features of the scene (the fish)than American students.
• C)American students recalled more of the background features of the scene and spoke about how they would make the scene better if they designed it.
• D)American students recalled the central and background features at the same level of accuracy,whereas Japanese students recalled background features better than central.

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