Question

The Big Five personality traits _____.

(A) are present in highly varying degrees throughout much of adulthood
(B) apply only to people living in North America
(C) first become obvious in preschool children
(D) are apparent in every culture and era

Answer 1

(D) are apparent in every culture and era.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Big Five personality traits, under the theory recently developed by many psychologists are:

• Extraversion
• Agreeableness
• Openness
• Conscientoiusness
• Neuroticism

These have been found to be singularly universal. This means that people who belong to a large number of various cultures (50 to be specific), could describe themselves using these five traits.

Answer 2

(D) are apparent in every culture and era

Step-by-step explanation:

The model of the big Five, as it is also known, has shown a crecient agreement among scholars, in that the aspects of human personality go beyond borders, therefore universal.

The applying of this tests to individuals of other cultures indicate that the model is valid for western and non western cultures.

The strongest argument for this is that the personality traits are universal( they lie in genetical origin). Main supporters of this view are Zuckerman, Mayer and Sutton.