6. Sex Differences (KEY INFO)

Question 1

_____ (___) claims personality traits affect culture

Answer 1

McCrae (2004)

Question 2

Research on personality and culture, and on personality and sex differences, often focuses on…

Answer 2

measuring differences between these groups trait score

Question 3

Intracultural research describes research on personality and culture that focuses on…

Answer 3

culture-specific expressions of personality traits

Question 4

The uniformity fallacy is committed when…

Answer 4

researchers assume that nationality is coterminous with culture

Question 5

What is an ecological fallacy?

Answer 5

Mistakenly using personality and culture aggregate group data to make statements about individuals within those groups

Question 6

McCrae’s (2004) research on culture and personality included data from…

Answer 6

36 cultures, drawn from across 5 continents

Question 7

Research generally indicates that the aggregate mean personality trait scores of men and women…

Answer 7

differ systematically

Question 8

Evidence suggests women have higher levels of the personality traits _______, _________, and ________ compared to men.

Answer 8

extraversion
agreeableness
neuroticism