Why do anthropologists question results given by cross-cultural psychologists that indicate psychological development is delayed in many non-Western societies?
A) The tests used are developed in the West using testing materials often unfamiliar to other cultures.
B) Cross-cultural psychology is basically flawed in its ability to measure differences.
C) Concepts such as conservation and formal operational thinking are not known in other cultures.
D) Cross-cultural psychology is a new, and therefore untested, field.
A
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