Nine-year-old Xinyin is a boy from China, a collectivistic culture. He would be more likely than his counterpart in the United States to answer the fill-in-the-blank question, "I am _____________" with the following,
a. one of the smartest kids in my class
b. a boy with brown hair
c. a son
d. good at soccer and tennis
Answer: C
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