Research conducted by Chua, Boland, and Nisbett found that American participants tended to focus on the figure within a scene, while the Chinese participants focused on the background. They concluded that the Chinese tend to have a
a. broader focus of attention.
b. narrow focus of attention.
c. shorter attention span.
d. longer attention span.
A
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a. was overestimated; were not cross-validated. b. was overestimated; did not fit the data. c. was underestimated; were not cross-validated. d. was underestimated; did not fit the data.
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a. an electrical and chemical b. the individual's c. a binary d. an acoustic
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