In Masuda and Nisbett's study on cognitive styles,what was the difference between Japanese and American participants in their reports of what they had seen after viewing fish and underwater objects

A) Japanese participants tended to identify focal objects such as the fish whereas the Americans tended to identify background stimuli.
B) Americans tended to identify focal objects such as the fish whereas Japanese tended to identify background stimuli.
C) Both groups identified equal numbers of focal and background stimuli.
D) The results were inconclusive.

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Brigid McKee · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  In Masuda and Nisbett's study, Japanese participants tended to focus on contextual background stimuli while American participants identified the focal object, which in this case was the fish.

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