Which of the following is true about cross-cultural research?
a. Most social psychological findings have been found to be universal; that is, true in virtually all cultures that have been studied.
b. The purpose of cross-cultural research is to see which social psychological findings are universal and which are culture-bound.
c. To conduct a cross-cultural study, a researcher travels to another country, translates the materials into the local language, and replicates the study there.
d. It is relatively easy to conduct a study that is interpreted and perceived similarly in different cultures.
Question 2
The correlational method is best at answering which of these questions?
a. How polite are people in public places?
b. Are people from the Southern United States more polite in public places than people from the Northern United States?
c. What makes people act politely or rudely in public places?
d. Does music played in department stores influence how polite people are in those stores?
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