Michiko lives in Japan, and Krystal, Michiko's pen pal, lives in the United States. Based on the research by Nisbett and colleagues into cultural differences in cognitive styles, you should predict that when these two friends are solving problems, Michiko will tend to use _____ cognitive style, while Krystal will tend to use _____ cognitive style.

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C) a holistic; an analytic. Nisbett and colleagues' research suggests that individuals from East Asian cultures (like Japan) tend to use a holistic cognitive style, focusing on context and relationships among elements. In contrast, individuals from Western cultures (like the United States) tend to use an analytic cognitive style, focusing on objects and their attributes independently of their context.

Michiko Lives in Japan, and Krystal, Michiko's Pen Pal, Lives