In context of the cultural differences in explanatory styles, Japanese college students were found to be more _____ than American students
a. optimistic
c. radical
b. pessimistic
d. sensation seeking
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: A comparison of college students in the United States and Japan found that Japanese students were more pessimistic than American students. The American students were far more likely to predict that positive events would happen to them rather than to other people. In contrast, Japanese students believed that positive events were much more likely to happen to other people (Chang, Asakawa, & Sanna, 2001).
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