Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True of Cross-Cultural

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true of cross-cultural research?

• A)Theoretical concepts in English might not translate properly into another language.
• B)Verbs and pronouns are universal across languages, and researchers should have no difficulty understanding first- and second-person references.
• C)Interviewers can accidentally offend a respondent by violating a social norm implicit in a language.
• D)Researchers are more careful to search the possibility that the characteristics that predict psychopathology in one culture are irrelevant in other cultures.

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Definitions:

Procedural Justice

The fairness and transparency of the processes that lead to outcomes or decisions, emphasizing the way decisions are made rather than the outcomes themselves.

Moral Philosophy

The branch of philosophy concerned with discussing what is morally right and wrong, and why human actions and intentions are evaluated as good or evil.

Deontology

A branch of ethics that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or duties.

Cognitive Moral Development

A theory proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg that suggests individuals move through different stages of moral reasoning as their cognitive abilities mature.