Based on the Results of Multiple Studies, What Seems to Be

question 17

Multiple Choice

Based on the results of multiple studies, what seems to be the best explanation for the moral foreign-language effect?

• A) People are more utilitarian when thinking in a foreign language because they think more deliberately.
• B) People are more utilitarian when thinking in a foreign language because they feel less emotionally.
• C) People are less utilitarian when thinking in a foreign language because they are more easily confused.
• D) People are less utilitarian when thinking in a foreign language because they are more likely to be swayed by emotions.

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