Which of the following is a potential issue associated with using standard tests for the Big Five in cross-cultural personality research?
A) The Big Five are only found in Western cultures.
B) Researchers in other countries would not understand what the "Big Five" refer to.
C) The research may miss other personality factors, not found in Western cultures.
D) Answering questions about personality violates social norms in most non-Western cultures.
Answer: C
Rationale: Although the five-factor structure has been found in other cultures, tests designed using Western populations could lead researchers to miss factors not found in WEIRD cultures. As it turns out, researchers
in China have identified some different factors, including interpersonal relatedness—which is composed of harmony, tradition, and relationships with others— as well as a dependability factor.
You might also like to view...
Random assignment of participants occurs in all quasi-experimental designs
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was one of the earliest treatments for paraphilias?
a. Dipping the genitals in boiling water b. Isolation away from the community c. Prison d. Castration
Prejudice is to __________ as discrimination is to __________
a) in-group; out-group. b) attitude; behavior. c) scapegoating; stereotype. d) antisocial; prosocial.
The involuntary immigration of Africans as slaves to America and the motivation to succeed educationally in subsequent generations of African Americans is analogous to __________.
A. the voluntary immigration of Italians to America and the motivation for learning and success in their subsequent generations B. the involuntary immigration of Irish to America and the motivation for learning and success in their subsequent generations C. the voluntary immigration of Germans to America and the motivation for learning and success in their subsequent generations D. the involuntary immigration of Koreans to Japan during World War II and the motivation for learning and success in their subsequent generations