Paul Has Returned Home from a Trip During Which He

question 43

Multiple Choice

Paul has returned home from a trip during which he got sick and needed to visit a local doctor.The doctor told him he should take vitamins and get plenty of rest.Hearing this story, his friend Martin says: "That's interesting-I recently had the same symptoms and my doctor immediately put me on medication." Of the five possible explanations that follow, which one is best?

• A) Paul and Martin live in an individualistic culture but Paul was visiting a collectivistic culture.
• B) Paul and Martin live in the United States but Paul was visiting France.
• C) Paul and Martin live in a Western society but Paul was visiting a traditional society.
• D) Paul and Martin live in France but Paul was visiting Japan.
• E) Paul had a female physician while traveling; Martin's regular physician is male.

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