What Have Researchers Found About the Effects of Expressed Modesty

question 82

Multiple Choice

What have researchers found about the effects of expressed modesty on interpersonal attraction across cultures?

• A) Americans tend to dislike modest persons.
• B) European Americans tend to be more tolerant of personal boastfulness than African Americans.
• C) Immodesty, when it is truthful, is tolerated more by African Americans than by European Americans.
• D) European Americans value personal modesty more than Asian Americans.

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