A Study Comparing Japanese and American Facial Expressions Found That

question 29

Multiple Choice

A study comparing Japanese and American facial expressions found that __________.

• A) the two had similar expressions in private, but the Japanese participants tried to mask their feelings in front of authority figures
• B) the two had similar expressions in public, but the American participants were more expressive when they thought they were alone
• C) participants of both cultural groups were careful to mask their feelings in front of authority figures
• D) participants of the two cultural groups had nearly identical facial expressions, both in public and in private

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