Which of the following is true of the early cross-cultural studies on personality that would take a personality scale developed in one country or culture and translate it to use in another culture?

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The question asks which of the following is true of the early cross-cultural studies on personality that would translate personality scales from one culture to another. The correct answer is D because the question implies that there is something potentially problematic about these studies, and D points out that one potential issue is that these researchers assumed that the methods of measuring personality dimensions were psychometrically valid and reliable, which may not be true in all cultures. A is incorrect because it suggests that these studies did not impose an etic construct, but these studies may have imposed an etic construct in attempting to translate personality scales across cultures. B is incorrect because it suggests that the personality dimensions represented by an imposed etic were equivalently represented in all cultures, which is not necessarily true. C is incorrect because it suggests that these studies provided sufficient evidence that the personality domains measured in these studies were equivalent in all cultures, but this is not necessarily true (and may be impossible to prove).

Which of the Following Is True of the Early Cross-Cultural