Researchers Have Used the Lexical Method to Identify Adjectives in Other

question 50

Multiple Choice

Researchers have used the lexical method to identify adjectives in other languages that describe personality and cluster together just as the Big Five does. What did they discover?

• A) There is the most variation in whether neuroticism or openness are included and whether traits related to honesty and humility are added.
• B) Most personality domains vary greatly across different languages and cultures with few similarities.
• C) Most languages and cultures have personality domains for neuroticism but not extraversion.
• D) Most variation across languages and cultures occurs in the personality domains of agreeableness and conscientiousness.

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