In One Study Described in the Text, Ekman Et Al

question 191

Multiple Choice

In one study described in the text, Ekman et al. (1987) secretly videotaped American and Japanese students as they watched repulsive film clips. In one condition, a researcher was present while the students watched the clips; in another condition, no researcher was present. What did Ekman et al. find?

• A)In both conditions, American and Japanese students were equally likely to conceal their negative emotional expressions.
• B)In both conditions, Japanese students were more likely than American students to conceal their negative emotional expressions.
• C)Japanese students were more likely than American students to conceal their negative emotional expressions in the presence of a researcher, but not in the absence of a researcher.
• D)In both conditions, American students were more likely than Japanese students to conceal their negative emotional expressions.

Understand how experience and context can impact perception and identification tasks.

Explain the concept of confirmation bias and its influence on reasoning and hypothesis testing.

Understand the role of concentrated practice in developing expertise.

Recognize the effect of expertise on memory, specifically in pattern recognition.

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