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In Masuda and colleagues' (2008) study of cross-cultural perceptions of emotion,
 
  a. eye-tracking technology is used to demonstrate that American participants spend less time looking at the peripheral individuals surrounding the central figure than do Japanese participants.
  b. American participants' perceptions of the central figure's emotional state are significantly influenced by the emotions of the peripheral individuals.
  c. context has little influence on the social perception processes of the participants.
  d. American participants begin by looking at the peripheral individuals before shifting their attention to the central individuals.

Question 2

All of the following are examples of an internal attribution EXCEPT for which one?
 
  a. After winning close to 100 playing poker, Fred explains that he's always been a very skilled gambler.
  b. Velma blames her poor grade on her biology exam on the idea that she's never been good at taking multiple-choice exams.
  c. Daphne thinks that the reason her brother is never able to hold a steady job is that he's lazy and quick to get angry with others.
  d. Shaggy says that the only reason for his recent van accident is that the road he was traveling on that day was wet from a recent rainfall.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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