Where do differences in holistic versus analytic thinking come from?
a. genetic differences between Asians and non-Asian Westerners
b. different educational systems in the East versus the West
c. different weather patterns in the East versus the West
d. different philosophical traditions of the East versus the West
Answer: D
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