A potential issue with the majority of the research on personality is that the results may only generalize to __________.
A) WEIRD people
B) non-WEIRD people
C) women
D) men

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WEIRD stands for Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. The majority of personality research is conducted on participants from these backgrounds, thus limiting the generalizability of the findings to other populations.

A Potential Issue with the Majority of the Research on Personality