The Role That Culture Plays in Memory Is Illustrated by

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Multiple Choice

The role that culture plays in memory is illustrated by

• A)the tendency for the personal memories of the Chinese to be about surprising events and what he or she did, individually, during these events.
• B)the tendency for the personal memories of Americans to be about family and other group interactions.
• C)the ability of the Piaroa Indian shamans from Venezuela to remember the locations, appearances, and names of the numerous plants in their region.
• D)all of these.

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