Which Statement Pertains to Parallel Translation

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which statement pertains to parallel translation?

• A) Repeat translations and back translations may be necessary to develop equivalent questionnaires, and this process can be cumbersome and time consuming.
• B) The questionnaire is translated from the base language by a bilingual speaker whose native language is the language into which the questionnaire is being translated.
• C) A committee of translators, each of whom is fluent in at least two of the languages in which the questionnaire will be administered, discusses alternative versions of the questionnaire and makes modifications until consensus is reached.
• D) If the translator is not fluent in both languages and not familiar with both cultures, direct translation of certain words and phrases may be erroneous.

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Definitions:

Humanistic Psychology

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person and the uniqueness of individual experience and potential.

Component Parts

The individual elements or pieces that make up a larger system, device, or item, emphasizing the importance of each part to the functioning of the whole.

Behaviorism

A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, emphasizing observable behaviors over internal states.

Psychoanalysis

A method of therapy and theory of personality developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts as the sources of human behavior.