Recent Research Comparing Chinese Versus English Speakers' Impressions of People

question 100

Multiple Choice

Recent research comparing Chinese versus English speakers' impressions of people described in text passages in Chinese and in English show that the structures of these languages

• A)do influence the likelihood of identifying a particular cultural stereotype.
• B)do not influence the speakers' impressions of the people.
• C)constrain only the ability to communicate their impressions of the people,and not the impressions themselves.
• D)cannot be studied at present.

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