Which of the Following Statements Is Supported by Research on Cultural

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is supported by research on cultural differences in learned helplessness?

• A) When their children fail, Chinese mothers offer praise and focus on the child's effort.
• B) Compared with American parents, Asian parents believe that success in school depends much more on ability than effort.
• C) Americans focus less on success than on happiness because happiness enhances self-esteem.
• D) Asians attend more to failure than to success because failure indicates where corrective action is needed.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A calculated value from sample data used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in hypothesis testing.

P-value

The P-value is a statistical parameter that helps to determine the significance of the results from a hypothesis test, indicating the probability of observing the results if the null hypothesis is true.

P-value

A statistic that measures the probability of obtaining an observed result, or more extreme, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistics that proposes there is no significant difference or effect, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.