A study reported in your textbook demonstrated the contrast between what people in the United States and Japan consider proper behavioral displays for pain. Participants in both cultures completed the Appropriate Pain Behavior Questionnaire (APBQ). Results revealed that
a. Japanese participants provided lower scores on the APBQ: they indicated less approval for open emotional expressions of pain.
b. Japanese participants provided higher scores on the APBQ: they indicated more approval for open emotional expressions of pain.
c. both the Japanese and American participants had similar scores on the ABPQ: both indicated less approval for open emotional expressions of pain.
d. both the Japanese and American participants had similar scores on the ABPQ: both indicated more approval for men's emotional displays than women's displays.
Answer: a. Japanese participants provided lower scores on the APBQ: they indicated less approval for open emotional expressions of pain.
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