When bilingual canadian students who were born in china describe themselves in english, they make the positive self-statements typical of canadians. when these same students describe themselves in chinese, their self-descriptions are more typically chinese (that is, more in alignment with chinese values). this difference in thinking is evidence for:
a. telegraphic speech. b. belief perseverance. c. syntax. d. linguistic determinism.

Linguistic determinism

Explanation:

Linguistic determinism is a concept that refers to the idea that language and its structures limit and determine our thoughts and perceptions.  

According to this idea, our thinking and worldview is determined and shaped (or at least influenced) by the language we speak. So the kind of language we use is influenced by the way we see the world.

In this example, bilingual Canadian students who were born in China describe themselves different in English than in Chinese, making statements about themselves that are typical of Canadians or Chinese, aligning themselves with the culture of the language they are speaking.

Thus, this corresponds to linguistic determinism since the language they are speaking changes and influences how they see themselves and therefore, the world.