Students in Japan are offered guidance sessions that seek to improve the classroom experience and instill values useful in the Japanese business world. These sessions are an example of
A. the Protestant ethic.
B. a hidden curriculum.
C. the correspondence principle.
D. the teacher-expectancy effect.
Answer: B
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