Naliniis in France as an Exchange Student

question 8

Multiple Choice

Naliniis in France as an exchange student. While out for dinner with new friends she makes the "okay" gesture by touching her thumb and forefinger together and clearly offends Pierre, who is sitting across from her. Confused, Nalini asks what she has done wrong, and learns that this gesture is obscene in France. Nalini is horrified that her French classes never educated her on French

• A) emotional appraisals.
• B) upward comparisons.
• C) instrumental behaviours.
• D) cultural display rules.

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