Consider the Unlikely Situation Where a School Principal Tells a Student

question 10

Multiple Choice

Consider the unlikely situation where a school principal tells a student to steal another student's lunch. Which of the following is most likely true?

• A) Most children, regardless of their culture, would listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch.
• B) Asian children would be more likely than Western children to listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch.
• C) Western children would be more likely than Asian children to listen to authority and steal the other student's lunch.
• D) Most children, regardless of their culture, would disobey authority and not do as the principal asked.

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