Suppose You Conduct a Research Study in China, Which Has

Multiple Choice

Suppose you conduct a research study in China, which has a collectivist culture, and the Unites Stated. In your study, you encourage adults in both cultures to think about and write about their own deaths. Generalizing from similar research described in the text, you should expect that the U.S. participants in your study will experience a greater tendency to focus on _________ and that their self-esteem will ___________, relative to the Chinese participants.

A) collectivism; increase
B) collectivism; decrease
C) individualism; increase
D) individualism; decrease