Funder and Ozer (1983) Converted the Results of Three Classic

question 55

Multiple Choice

Funder and Ozer (1983) converted the results of three classic social psychological studies to effect sizes. After comparing those effect sizes with those typically obtained by personality psychologists, Funder and Ozer concluded that

• A) situational variables, like personality variables, cannot predict behavior.
• B) both situational and personality variables are important determinants of behavior.
• C) the upper limit for a situation coefficient is only .20.
• D) the three studies were so fundamentally flawed that they do not allow us to conclude anything about the predictability of behavior from situational variables.

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