In Describing the Intricacies of Cross-Cultural Research,the Authors of Your

question 39

Multiple Choice

In describing the intricacies of cross-cultural research,the authors of your text assert that it's not as simple as translating one's materials into an appropriate language,traveling to another culture,and conducting the experiment there.Which of the following statements best captures the role of construals in making cross-cultural research very difficult to do?

• A) It is very difficult to translate some cover stories and dependent measures into some languages.
• B) There is variability among people, even within the same culture.
• C) People in different cultures differ on a number of personal characteristics.
• D) The experimenter may be culturally biased.
• E) The same experimental situation can have different meanings in different cultures.

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