Which of the Following Is FALSE Regarding the Shiota and Colleagues

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE regarding the Shiota and colleagues (2010) study of emotion in conversations between romantic partners in Asian-American versus European-American couples?

• A) European-Americans typically reported feeling love or a negative emotion during each conversation, but not both; Asian-Americans were more likely to report feeling love and a negative emotion during the same conversation.
• B) It is unclear from the study whether the observed differences in Asian-American and European-American couples' conversations were due to differences in epistemology, or to some other aspect of culture.
• C) The content of Asian-American and European-American couples' conversations differed significantly; Asian-American partners tended to be more critical of each other than European-Americans.
• D) None of the above are false; all are true.

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