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In a study comparing Ghanan and U.S. college students' perceptions of body size that is described in the textbook, researchers found that the ideal woman's body size for Ghanans was perceived to be larger than the ideal woman's body size for U.S. participants. The researchers explained this finding by suggesting that
A) U.S. men prefer slimmer women.
B) Ghanan men prefer heavier women.
C) in Ghanan society being heavy is associated with wealth and abundance, but this may not be true in the U.S.
D) Ghanan society conditions women to believe they are thinner than they actually are, whereas U.S. society conditions women to believe that they are heavier than they actually are.
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Psychology and Life


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I kept doubting myself. Believe it or not I thought the same thing. Anyway, thanks.
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