What have researchers found about the effects of expressed modesty on interpersonal attraction across cultures?
A) Americans tend to dislike modest persons.
B) European Americans tend to be more tolerant of personal boastfulness than African Americans.
C) Immodesty, when it is truthful, is tolerated more by African Americans than by European Americans.
D) European Americans value personal modesty more than Asian Americans.
Answer: C
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