A Major Criticism of the Social Cognitive Theory of Personality

question 90

Multiple Choice

A major criticism of the social cognitive theory of personality is that it focuses

• A) solely on the dominant culture and ignores the possibility of cultural differences.
• B) so much on generalities that it cannot be easily applied to specific situations.
• C) too much on consistency in human personality.
• D) so much on the individual that it makes generalizations impossible.

Grasp the concept of parallel or equivalent form reliability.

Comprehend the aspect of predictive validity.

Understand the concept of internal consistency, including Kuder-Richardson reliability.

Recognize the importance and methods of assuring the reliability of a test.

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