Which of the following statements is true of research on the effect of culture in shaping personality?
a. European Americans displayed a far greater number of negative emotions than did the Asian Americans.
b. Recent Chinese immigrants to Canada scored significantly higher in extraversion than those who have been living for past ten or more years.
c. Brain wave activity in response to a particular visual stimulus has been found to be the same among people from all cultures.
d. In general, people from Western cultures are more optimistic than people from Eastern cultures.
ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Western people in general, and Americans, in particular, also exhibit greater optimism and view themselves and their future more positively. They even consider their sports teams, cities, and friends to be superior, when compared to those of Asian cultures (Endo, Heine, & Lehman, 2000).
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