In One Study, Participants Were Invited to Choose One of Five

question 152

Multiple Choice

In one study, participants were invited to choose one of five pens. Four of the pens were of the same color, while the fifth pen was a unique color. East Asian participants, when faced with this task, are more likely than European Americans to choose one of the four same-colored pens. What does this result reveal?

• A) that East Asians lack self-esteem
• B) that East Asians have a difficult time with color discrimination
• C) that one culture's "uniqueness" is another culture's "deviance"
• D) none of the above

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