The Authors of Your Text Present a Study by Masuda

question 125

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text present a study by Masuda and his colleagues (2008) that examined cultural differences in social perception. They compared how participants perceived a central character when the surrounding characters in a picture either matched or mismatched the central character's facial expression. What implications does this study have for the idea of analytic and holistic thinking styles?

• A) It suggests that holistic thinking styles are better than analytic ones.
• B) It suggests that analytic thinking styles are more primitive than holistic ones.
• C) It implies that holistic thinking leads people to more carefully consider social context.
• D) It implies that analytic thinking is erroneous in social contexts.

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