Arianna Is Talking to Tatsuye, a Foreign Exchange Student from Japan.Tatsuye

Arianna is talking to Tatsuye, a foreign exchange student from Japan.Tatsuye often criticizes his own efforts and says, "I could work harder; I am actually kind of lazy." However, Tatsuye is a gifted and high-achieving student.Based on your knowledge of culture and the self, how could you explain Tatsuye's comments?

A) People from East Asia are genuinely more self-critical than Americans.
B) People from East Asia prefer to appear modest in public.
C) Tatsuye is comparing himself to Americans who have a reputation as hard workers.
D) Tatsuye may be experiencing a nonintegrated self-concept due to his recent change in culture.