The Authors of Your Text Present a Study by Masuda

question 96

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text present a study by Masuda and his colleagues (2008) that examined cultural differences in social perception.They compared how participants perceived a central character when the surrounding characters in a picture either matched or mismatched the central character's facial expression.Which group of participants spent more time looking at people in the periphery?

• A) people from a Western culture
• B) people from an Eastern culture
• C) women more so than men
• D) people from New World cultures

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Definitions:

Stereotype-Inconsistent

Information or behaviors that do not align with commonly held stereotypes about a particular group or category.

Misremember

The act of recalling something inaccurately or incompletely, often leading to distorted memories or misunderstandings.

Stereotype-Consistent

Behaviors or attributes that align with and reinforce widely held beliefs or oversimplified ideas about a particular group of people.

Social Learning Theory

A framework suggesting that people learn new behaviors and attitudes through observation and imitation of others, especially when the behaviors are rewarded.