We often talk about personality types as either “individualist” or “collectivist.” What objections have been raised against using this common dichotomy to explore cross-cultural differences in personality?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Connection between individual/collective and Western/non-Western dichotomies
2. Examples of other psychological dimensions that do not fit this pattern
3. Differences in ideal versus actual personality types within a culture
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For most horticulturalists, people __________.
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A. were discovered in the decade after Darwin's death. B. make up genes and chromosomes, which are basic hereditary units. C. initiate and guide the construction of complex sugars. D. are made up of three bases: adenine, cytosine, and factor. E. are the messenger molecules of RNA.
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a. 75 b. 50 c. 10 d. 0