If you believe that the results of a study on conformity conducted on college students in the United States may differ considerably had the study taken place among older adults in Asia,you are thinking like a cultural:
A)absolutist.
B)behaviorist.
C)functionalist.
D)relativist.

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A relativist acknowledges that cultural context plays a significant role in shaping individual behavior and beliefs, and thus recognizes that the results of a study conducted in one culture cannot necessarily be generalized to another culture. In this case, the belief that the results of a study on conformity among college students in the United States may differ considerably among older adults in Asia reflects a relativist perspective. Absolutists, behaviorists, and functionalists do not necessarily take cultural context as seriously in shaping behavior and beliefs.

If You Believe That the Results of a Study on Conformity