As You Recall, Researchers Have Conducted a Number of Studies

question 40

Multiple Choice

As you recall, researchers have conducted a number of studies examining how people from the United States and India experience choice differently.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding these research findings?

• A) Relative to North Americans, Indians report that they have less free choice in their lives.
• B) Relative to North Americans, Indians respond less negatively when they are prevented from making their own choices.
• C) Relative to North Americans, Indians are more likely to go along with the advice they received from someone else.
• D) Relative to North Americans, choices made by Indians are guided less by personal preferences and more by an authority figure's expectations.
• E) Relative to North Americans, Indians perceive themselves as making more choices, even in research studies where the two groups receive the same number of opportunities to make choices.

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