TB_10_13 What has been the primary criticism of the majority of research studies finding that personality traits are consistent across different places and cultures?
a) the fact that this approach tends to reflect a view of the self that is made up of a collection of non-Western, collectivistic traits
b) the fact that only those studies that were conducted under the auspices of a university psychology department were included, and thus they did not reflect societies with fewer economic advantages
c) the fact that the researchers were all white and all male, and thus they had a very jaded view of the research data they collected
d) the fact that this approach tends to reflect a view of the self that is made up of a collection of Western, individualistic traits
Topic: What Is Personality?
ANS: D, Much of the work on personality and culture conducted over the last several years has been conducted on people living in the "Western" world.
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