In studying cultural patterns of responses to items on questionnaires, Oyserman et al. (2002) reported that

a. there are consistent patterns of nondifferentiation within cultures that vary across cultures.
b. people in individualistic cultures tend to use the higher, more positive ratings on a scale whereas people from collectivistic cultures tend to use the lower, less positive ratings on a scale.
c. there is little difference in the way people respond to questions as their familiarity with a new culture increases compared to when they are relatively unfamiliar with a new culture.
d. people in cultures high either in collectivism or individualism tend to use more extreme ratings than do people from cultures that are low in either collectivism or individualism.

D