Kim is an American but spent much of her childhood in Japan. She is fluent in both English and Japanese. We might reasonably expect her response to the question "Who am I?"
to differ depending on the language (Japanese or English) of the question because ________.
A) Japan has become increasingly Westernized over the past 50 years
B) her experiences may have led to identity confusion
C) the English language places a strong emphasis on individual self-identification
D) a particular language might activate different self-concepts for bilingual people
E) Japanese has no pronoun for "I"
Answer: D
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