The Authors of Your Text Discussed a Study Where American

question 56

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text discussed a study where American and Japanese students were asked questions about their actual and their ideal selves.Participants were either in front of a mirror or not.What were the results of the study?

• A) All participants rated their actual selves closer to their ideal selves when talking to a friend.
• B) All participants rated their actual selves closer to their ideal selves when in front of a mirror.
• C) The mirror influence Japanese students' ratings, but not those of American students.
• D) The mirror influenced American students' ratings, but not those of Japanese students.
• E) All participants rated the gap between their actual and ideal selves as having increased when in front of a mirror.

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