Erika and Kate Are Reviewing Results from Their Study on Big

question 21

Multiple Choice

Erika and Kate are reviewing results from their study on Big Five personality traits from East Asia,Africa,Japan,Mexico,the United States,Germany,and France.They find inconsistencies in how women scored on aggressiveness,with women in countries that are more sex/gender segregated scoring higher in aggression compared to those in more egalitarian countries.The researchers concluded that women in less egalitarian countries were more likely to compare themselves to other women,whereas women in more egalitarian countries were likely comparing themselves to both women and men.This finding provides evidence that

• A) gender socialization is a powerful influence on personality.
• B) self-reported gender differences in personality traits may be culture-specific.
• C) less egalitarian countries may be more permissive of women's aggression.
• D) women in the United States tend to be more agreeable than women in Mexico.

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