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Your friends are debating whether culture has been changing or not over the last

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Question

Your friends are debating whether culture has been changing or not over the last few decades. Which of the following responses is NOT supported by research? Question 5 options: 1) It has been changing—people are scoring higher on the Raven’s Matrices Test. 2) It has not been changing—the slave trade that occurred centuries ago in Africa still affects their trust in others until this day. 3) It has been changing—greater intercultural contact has changed all cultures that interact with each other. 4) It has not been changing—collectivistic cultures have, overall, remained just as collectivistic as they were decades ago. 5) It has been changing—there has been greater tribalism over the last several decades.

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer is Option 4. The statement that culture is not changing because collectivistic cultures have, overall, remained just as collectivistic as they were decades ago is not supported by empirical research.