Which of the Following Is False with Regard to Cross-Cultural

question 179

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false with regard to cross-cultural research in social psychology? Social psychologists

• A) find cross-cultural studies of social behavior valuable because these provide a test of the universality of laws of human behavior.
• B) have only recently expanded their research beyond the United States.
• C) find cross-cultural studies of social behavior valuable because these allow the use of research methods deemed unethical in the United States.
• D) find cross-cultural studies of social behavior valuable because these allow the discovery of additional variables that enable more accurate prediction.

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

Sample variance is a measure of the dispersion or variability of a sample dataset, calculating how much the numbers differ from the sample mean.

Consistent

A statistical property indicating that as the size of the sample increases, the estimator converges in probability to the parameter being estimated.

Unbiased Estimators

Statistical estimators that, on average, accurately predict the value of a population parameter without systematic error.

Smallest Variance

The smallest degree of spread or dispersion of observations around the mean in a dataset, indicating less variability.