Ryan (an American student)and Kim (an exchange student from Korea)are waiting in the medical clinic reception area.A father rushes in carrying his 3-year-old child in his arms and demands an appointment for his child.As the receptionist tries to explain that the clinic is closing soon and there are no more appointments available for this evening,the father becomes increasingly agitated.According to research by Choi and Nisbett (1998)on cross-cultural differences in the actor/observer effect,what attributions about the father's behaviour would be predicted for Ryan and Kim?

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According to Choi and Nisbett (1998), people from individualistic cultures (such as Americans) tend to make dispositional attributions, while people from collectivistic cultures (such as Koreans) tend to make situational attributions. In this scenario, the father's behavior can be attributed to stress caused by his child's illness, and Ryan being from an individualistic culture is more likely to make dispositional attributions and identify the father as aggressive. Kim being from a collectivistic culture is more likely to make situational attributions and identify the father as stressed. Therefore, choice C is the most accurate.

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