Identify a true statement about the study conducted by Yan and Gaier (1994)on causal attributions for college success and failure in Asian and American college undergraduate and graduate students.
A)Asian students believed that effort was more important for success than lack of effort was for failure.
B)Asian students experienced lower levels of parental support.
C)American students attributed academic achievement more often to ability.
D)American students considered effort equally important for success or failure.

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The study found that American students attributed academic achievement more often to ability, whereas Asian students believed that effort was more important for success than lack of effort was for failure. There was no mention of differences in levels of parental support or American students considering effort equally important for success or failure.

Identify a True Statement About the Study Conducted by Yan