Consider the following finding from a study conducted in the United States that asked children to describe themselves: "Forty-four percent of children who were born outside of the United States mentioned this biographical fact when describing themselves, whereas only 7 percent of those born in the United States mentioned their place of birth." This finding best supports the

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The finding that children born outside of the United States were more likely to mention their place of birth when describing themselves supports the distinctiveness hypothesis, which suggests that people are more likely to highlight aspects of themselves that distinguish them from others in their social groups. In this case, children born outside of the United States may perceive their place of birth as a unique and distinguishing characteristic, whereas for children born in the United States, place of birth is not perceived as a unique trait because the majority of their peers were also born in the same country.

Consider the Following Finding from a Study Conducted in the United