Comparisons of attitudes and performance with regard to math tests in Asia and the U.S. showed that ________
a. although the attitudes toward intellectual success were similar among Asian children and American children, their actual performance on tests differed markedly.
b. only 10 percent of the American children had scores as low on computations and word problems as the average Asian child.
c. only 4 percent of the Chinese children and 10 percent of the Japanese children had scores as low as the average American child.
d. although the performance of Asian children and American children is similar, attitudes toward intellectual success differed markedly.
Answer: c
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