The Tendency for People to Prefer Products from Their Own

question 47

Multiple Choice

The tendency for people to prefer products from their own culture rather than those of another culture is called ________.

• A) xenophobia
• B) ethnocentrism
• C) ethnographics
• D) altruism

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