In one study of the impact on gestures, Kawakami and colleagues found that people judged the target person more positively when they

a. pulled on the joystick, rather than pushed.
b. pushed on the joystick, rather than pulled.
c. flexed their arm inward, rather than outward.
d. flexed their arm outward, rather than inward.


Answer: A

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