You Want to Study How Large People's Faces Are in Cultures

question 20

Multiple Choice

You want to study how large people's faces are in Cultures X and Y.To do this,you simply ask people,"On a scale of 1 (small) to 10 (large) ,how large is your face?" To your surprise,most people in Culture X think they have small faces,even though their faces are much larger than those in Culture Y.Conversely,most people in Culture Y think they have large faces.How can you address this problem of trying to assess cultural differences in how large people's faces are?

• A)Use a scale with an odd number of response options.
• B)Use concrete as opposed to subjective response options.
• C)Reverse-score the item.
• D)Ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated.
• E)Use bilingual samples.

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